# The best cakes in the world

Great cakes from around the world, several of them highly placed in TasteAtlas' audience-rated '100 Best Cakes in the World' (Japanese cheesecake 6th, Poland's sernik 8th, the Philippines' bibingka 13th).

- 42 votes · 17 items
- Feb 24, 2026 · Caleb Baker
- https://even.best/en/l/483/the-best-cakes-in-the-world

## Top 15

1. **Japanese cheesecake (Japan)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Soufflé-light 'cotton' cheesecake, 6th in TasteAtlas' ranking.
2. **Sernik (Poland)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Twaróg cheesecake, 8th in the ranking.
3. **Tres leches (Latin America)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Sponge soaked in three milks.
4. **Sachertorte (Austria)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Chocolate cake with apricot jam, created in 1832 by Franz Sacher for Prince Metternich.
5. **Bibingka (Philippines)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Coconut rice cake baked in banana leaves, 13th among TasteAtlas' 50 best cakes.
6. **Pavlova (Australia/New Zealand)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Crisp meringue with cream and fruit.
7. **Esterházy torte (Hungary)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Walnut meringue layers with buttercream and a feathered glaze.
8. **Black Forest gateau (Germany)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Chocolate, cherries, cream and kirsch.
9. **Medovik (Russia)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Thin honey sponge layers with sour cream frosting.
10. **Dobos torte (Hungary)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sponge layers with chocolate buttercream and a caramel top, from 1885.
11. **Carrot cake (UK/USA)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Spiced carrot and walnut cake with cream cheese frosting.
12. **Tarta de Santiago (Spain)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Flourless almond cake from Galicia.
13. **Tiramisu (Italy)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Layered dessert of coffee-soaked savoiardi and mascarpone cream, from Veneto.
14. **Basque burnt cheesecake (Spain)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — La Viña's caramelised, creamy-centred cheesecake from San Sebastián.
15. **Kyiv cake (Ukraine)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hazelnut meringue and buttercream cake, Kyiv's famous souvenir.
16. **Victoria sponge (England)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two sponges with jam and cream.
17. **Kasutera (Japan)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nagasaki sponge cake introduced by Portuguese merchants in the 16th century.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.