These festive holiday cakes can be decorated and flavored to fit any special occasion and are perfect for feeding a crowd!
Reasons We Love Holiday Cakes!
There’s just something special about baking during the holidays, isn’t there? The smell of cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar wafting through the kitchen instantly makes everything feel cozy and bright. Whether it’s Thanksgiving , Christmas , or Easter , a homemade cake always takes center stage on the dessert table.
Cakes are versatile and can be altered for different holidays with sprinkles and food coloring. A homemade cake can be a showstopper and perfect for feeding a large group. Many of these recipes are easy enough for beginner bakers but impressive enough to earn a spot at any holiday feast. Whether you’re whipping up a Pumpkin Cheesecake for Thanksgiving, a Yule Log cake for Christmas, or a Lemon Pound Cake for Easter brunch, these cakes are sure to make your holidays a little sweeter.
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Top 10 Most Loved Holiday Cakes
Whether you need a classic Chirstmas cake or another unique, festive creation, you’ll find a recipe that fits your holiday occasion.
1 Yule Log Recipe
Yule Log Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
This yule log recipe is a traditional holiday dessert made from a chocolate cake rolled with a chocolate filling. It's beautifully tasty!
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2 Easy Pound Cake Recipe
Easy Pound Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
This deliciously easy pound cake recipe is simply irresistible. It is moist, buttery, and will melt in your mouth!
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3 Pecan Pie Cheesecake Recipe
Pecan Pie Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
Pecan pie cheesecake combines a creamy cheesecake layer with a buttery, caramel-pecan topping. It is perfectly indulgent!!
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4 Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This classic pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling is soft, spiced, and swirled to perfection for an irresistible fall dessert.
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5 Christmas Trifle
Christmas Trifle
Total Time: 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes
Indulge in chocolate and peppermint flavors with this beautiful layered Christmas trifle, a favorite holiday dessert that feeds a crowd!
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6 Pumpkin Dump Cake
Pumpkin Dump Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
This simple spiced pumpkin dump cake preps in minutes for a perfectly delicious shareable dessert all fall long!
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7 Peppermint Cheesecake Recipe
Peppermint Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 8 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Oreo crust peppermint cheesecake is packed with both white and milk chocolate and loaded with peppermint flavor!!
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8 Pumpkin Crunch Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Crunch Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 12 minutes minutes
This Pumpkin Crunch Cake is rich, creamy, and full of fall flavor with a buttery cake topping and crunchy pecans.
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9 German Chocolate Cake
German Chocolate Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour
German chocolate cake recipe is a beloved classic for its irresistible cake, rich coconut pecan filling, and decadent chocolate frosting.
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10 Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Our homemade pineapple upside down cake is a family favorite with a secret ingredient that takes this classic to a whole new level!
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Thanksgiving + Fall Favorites
Spice, pumpkin, and cozy bakes that make the house smell amazing.
11 Libby’s Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Libby’s Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
This delicious spiced Libby's pumpkin roll filled with tangy pineapple cream cheese frosting is a classic fall favorite!
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12 Easy Apple Cake Recipe
Easy Apple Cake Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
This easy apple cake is filled with cinnamon and apples. Top it off with ice cream and caramel sauce for the perfect fall treat!
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13 Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Bundt Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
Moist Pumpkin Bundt Cake loaded with warm spices and topped with cream cheese frosting, easy to mix, bakes tall, perfect for fall gatherings.
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14 Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 7 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
Oreo crust, two layers of cheesecake (one plain and one with pumpkin puree), whipped cream, and chocolate ganache! Everything about this chocolate pumpkin cheesecake is heavenly.
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15 Caramel Cake
Caramel Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes
Caramel cake is tender and tasty, with layers of light cake smothered with caramel frosting and topped off with caramel syrup!
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16 Butter Pecan Cake
Butter Pecan Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Indulge in the delicious goodness of our butter pecan cake, topped with a toasted pecan buttercream frosting for a show-stealing sweet treat!
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Christmas + Winter Wonders
Peppermint, chocolate, and snowy “ooh-and-ahh” cakes.
17 Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
Total Time: 9 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
An Oreo crust, chocolate cheesecake layer, and rich chocolate ganache topping combine to make this ultimate dessert for chocoholics.
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18 Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Our deliciously easy chocolate cake recipe topped with homemade chocolate frosting is a no-fuss family favorite for good reason!
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19 Turtle Cheesecake Recipe
Turtle Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 5 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
Turtle Cheesecake has a delicious crumbly crust, chocolate layer, cheesecake layer and to top it off, chocolate ganache, pecans and caramel!!
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20 Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Filled with rich chocolatey flavor and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting our classic red velvet cake is a show-stopper!
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21 Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Recipe
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Recipe
Total Time: 33 minutes minutes
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake is filled with a delicious cream cheese layer in the center and topped with a homemade cream cheese frosting making it a delicious dessert to enjoy all year long.
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22 Red Velvet Poke Cake Recipe
Red Velvet Poke Cake Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Delicious Red Velvet Poke Cake with homemade cream cheese frosting is moist and velvety. It's perfectly sweet for any occasion.
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New Year’s Eve Showstoppers
Glitzy, rich, and party-size picks to ring in the year.
23 Better Than Anything Cake Recipe
Better Than Anything Cake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
Quick and Easy Better than Anything Cake is a sweet cake filled with caramel and topped with cool whip and toffee bits!
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24 Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe
Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Indulge in this simple Chocolate Bundt Cake with chocolate glaze. It's perfect for chocolate lovers with the right amount of rich!
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25 Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe
Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Our best-loved chocolate sheet cake topped with chocolate buttercream is simply delicious and feeds a crowd!
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26 Cream Puff Cake Recipe
Cream Puff Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes
Smooth + rich Cream Puff Cake is a take on the popular cream puff dessert. Drizzle it in chocolate for a perfect bite!
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27 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
This timeless cream cheese pound cake recipe is soft, flavorful, and perfect topped with powdered sugar and fresh fruit.
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Easter + Spring Cakes
Light, citrusy, and pastel-pretty for brunch and baskets.
28 Easter Bunny Cake
Easter Bunny Cake
Total Time: 52 minutes minutes
Create an adorably easy Easter Bunny cake with no special equipment, a cake mix, and homemade vanilla frosting!
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29 Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake Recipe
Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake – a sweet and delicious dessert filled with a creamy layer and topped with strawberries. It’s so simple and so delicious!
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30 Chiffon Cake Recipe
Chiffon Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Chiffon cake is a moist and airy-like sponge cake with a delicate flavor. Our version is topped with a citrusy frosting with berries.
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31 Coconut Cake Recipe
Coconut Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Tropical coconut cake is topped with a scrumptious cream cheese frosting. It's a tasty dessert to enjoy all year long!
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32 Lemon Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze
Lemon Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
This bright, zesty lemon pound cake with lemon glaze has a tender crumb and a quick prep. It's the perfect sun-shiny treat!
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33 Lemon Raspberry Cake
Lemon Raspberry Cake
Total Time: 1 hour hour 38 minutes minutes
This chilled lemon raspberry cake is a show-stopper dessert that uses fresh fruit for a punch of flavor and a classic combination.
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34 Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe
Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Strawberry Pound Cake, with fresh strawberries and a beautiful white glaze, will be your perfect solution for the spring and summer dessert season.
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35 Banana Pudding Cake
Banana Pudding Cake
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
With only 10 minutes of prep, this banana pudding poke cake delivers all the flavors of banana cream pie in one easy dessert!
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Year-Round Crowd-Pleasers
Classics that fit any party theme.
36 Gooey Butter Cake Recipe
Gooey Butter Cake Recipe
Total Time: 47 minutes minutes
Simple gooey butter cake includes a crumbly cake crust with a gooey cream cheese topping that is completely addicting!
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37 Boston Cream Pie
Boston Cream Pie
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Old-fashioned Boston cream pie is a best-loved classic cake, not pie, that is utterly decadent and delicious!
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38 White Sheet Cake Recipe
White Sheet Cake Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
This white sheet cake is moist, and is topped with an amazing frosting with hints of almond throughout. It also feeds a ton, making it great for parties and get together.
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39 Dirt Cake Recipe
Dirt Cake Recipe
Total Time: 3 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
This deliciously addictive dirt cake recipe preps in minutes for a cool, creamy, family-favorite treat perfect for Oreo lovers!
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40 Jello Cheesecake Recipe
Jello Cheesecake Recipe
Total Time: 6 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
This easy jello cheesecake is completely no-bake and perfect for summer! You'll love the tangy, creamy filling and graham cracker crust.
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