CAKE DeFi Yields
The highest honest CAKE yield right now is 0.02% on venus-core-pool (BSC), among 10 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
10 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
CAKE's largest live pool is venus-core-pool on BSC at 0.02% ($23.67M TVL). 10 CAKE pools across 2 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $39.67M in total.
Your idle CAKE could earn ~3.44% — park $7K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live CAKE pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.02% | $23.67M |
| pancakeswap-amm → | BSC | 2.97% | $9.09M |
| uniswap-v3 → | BSC | 12.23% | $4.63M |
| aave-v3 → | BSC | 0.01% | $823K |
| pancakeswap-amm → | BSC | 6.72% | $422.1K |
| pancakeswap-amm → | BSC | 3.90% | $352.5K |
| pancakeswap-amm-v3 → | Ethereum | 19.36% | $218.4K |
| uniswap-v3 → | BSC | 2.06% | $137K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, CAKE's lower-variability candidates are aave-v3 (BSC), 0.01% APY, $823K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=80380208-63a5-46f7-9bb9-caa60fc73a8f&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (BSC), 12.23% APY, $4.63M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=b3556e05-a1dd-45f1-ad80-b00284b9ce5a&src=seo_token; venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.02% APY, $23.67M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=88472ba3-f1e9-4da6-89da-eb12cf07e151&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm (BSC), 6.72% APY, $422.1K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e97ac1e0-6f31-446e-96a7-93893c13743a&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm (BSC), 2.97% APY, $9.09M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=32038bbe-b72d-49ab-aa17-37d61d44c579&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm (BSC), 3.90% APY, $352.5K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=062c254e-89bf-44ab-8b04-242bf5916f0a&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (BSC), 2.06% APY, $137K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=b19b8b46-d4af-4f8f-8d50-19f88b84e3e5&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm-v3 (Ethereum), 19.36% APY, $218.4K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=96f98206-cf4b-427a-977a-95f20794ca72&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aave-v3 → | BSC | 0.01% | $823K |
| 2 | uniswap-v3 → | BSC | 12.23% | $4.63M |
| 3 | venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.02% | $23.67M |
| 4 | pancakeswap-amm → | BSC | 6.72% | $422.1K |
| 5 | pancakeswap-amm → | BSC | 2.97% | $9.09M |
| 6 | pancakeswap-amm → | BSC | 3.90% | $352.5K |
| 7 | uniswap-v3 → | BSC | 2.06% | $137K |
| 8 | pancakeswap-amm-v3 → | Ethereum | 19.36% | $218.4K |
How this rate has behaved
CAKE shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 0.01% to 19.36% APY across 2 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
8 of these 8 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 1.97% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 8 pools pay a plain base rate right now — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
6 of 8 pools carry impermanent-loss risk, meaning a two-sided position can lose value against just holding, even while it earns yield.
| Protocol | APY | 30d Mean APY | Yield mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| venus-core-pool | 0.02% | 0.02% | Base rate |
| pancakeswap-amm | 2.97% | 1.74% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 12.23% | 1.72% | Base rate |
| aave-v3 | 0.01% | 0.01% | Base rate |
| pancakeswap-amm | 6.72% | 4.42% | Base rate |
| pancakeswap-amm | 3.90% | 2.20% | Base rate |
| pancakeswap-amm-v3 | 19.36% | 11.41% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 2.06% | 24.82% | Base rate |
The 30-day average comes straight from DefiLlama and only appears when it passes the same sanity rail as every other number on this page — a dash means it didn't clear that bar, not that it's being hidden. Every pool here already clears a $100K minimum TVL. Rates move daily, so treat this as a snapshot, not a promise.
Frequently asked questions
What's the highest CAKE yield today?
0.02% APY on venus-core-pool (BSC), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many CAKE pools clear the TVL floor?
10 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $39.67M in total.
Are these rates safe?
Pools listed on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) rates — that is this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. This is education, not financial advice; DeFi carries smart-contract and market risk regardless of the rate shown.
Which CAKE pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, CAKE's lower-variability candidates are aave-v3 (BSC), 0.01% APY, $823K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=80380208-63a5-46f7-9bb9-caa60fc73a8f&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (BSC), 12.23% APY, $4.63M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=b3556e05-a1dd-45f1-ad80-b00284b9ce5a&src=seo_token; venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.02% APY, $23.67M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=88472ba3-f1e9-4da6-89da-eb12cf07e151&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm (BSC), 6.72% APY, $422.1K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e97ac1e0-6f31-446e-96a7-93893c13743a&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm (BSC), 2.97% APY, $9.09M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=32038bbe-b72d-49ab-aa17-37d61d44c579&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm (BSC), 3.90% APY, $352.5K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=062c254e-89bf-44ab-8b04-242bf5916f0a&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (BSC), 2.06% APY, $137K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=b19b8b46-d4af-4f8f-8d50-19f88b84e3e5&src=seo_token; pancakeswap-amm-v3 (Ethereum), 19.36% APY, $218.4K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=96f98206-cf4b-427a-977a-95f20794ca72&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
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Yields are live from DefiLlama. Pools on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous rates — that's this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. Education only, not financial advice.
Last updated September 2, 2026
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