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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 hourshours40 minutesminutes
This yule log recipe is a traditional holiday dessert made from a chocolate cake rolled with a chocolate filling. It's beautifully tasty!
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.
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.
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 hourshours35 minutesminutes
Better than Anything Cake is an easy chocolate poke cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and caramel, then topped with whipped cream and toffee bits.
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!
Boston Cream Pie is a classic layered dessert with soft cake, creamy vanilla custard filling, and a glossy chocolate ganache topping that sets beautifully.
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.
Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!
