42 fresh fruit cake recipes

This cake is absolutely delicious and looks very pretty with the different color fruit on top.

Summer pudding-style fruit cake lined with sponge cake and packed with kirsch-soaked strawberries, blackberries, cherries, and currants. Chilled overnight and unmolded.

Angel food sheet cake topped with fresh peaches, strawberries, blueberries, and oranges, brushed with a citrus-orange glaze. A light, pretty summer dessert using a boxed cake mix shortcut.

Fruity pineapple cake studded with golden raisins, candied cherries, and crushed pineapple, baked low and slow in a tube pan. A retro holiday loaf that ages beautifully and slices clean.

Key Largo cake made with tropical liqueur and fruit Jello baked into the batter, soaked with a boozy powdered sugar glaze, and topped with whipped cream and tropical fruit.

Loaded with fruit, a classic version of Christmas fruitcake

Homemade lemon biscuits split and loaded with mixed summer berries, strawberry puree, and billowy whipped cream. Use whatever seasonal fruit you have for this classic fruit shortcake.

Easy rhubarb dump cake with just 4 ingredients: fresh rhubarb, sugar, yellow cake mix, and whipping cream. A no-fuss spring dessert with a tender cake top and jammy fruit bottom.

Glazed plum bundt cake with chopped fresh plums, walnuts, cinnamon, and a warm brown sugar glaze. A late-summer fruit cake with juicy plum pockets and a tender, oil-based crumb.

This Biscochito Cake is a modern twist on New Mexico’s traditional biscochito cookie, featuring warm notes of star anise, a tender crumb, and a sweet cinnamon-sugar topping. Paired with a vibrant peach compote, it’s a comforting yet elegant dessert that’s easy to prepare and ideal for sharing at gatherings or enjoying as a cozy treat.

Chocolate peanut butter fondue with semi-sweet chocolate and creamy peanut butter, served with fresh fruit, cake cubes, and marshmallows for dipping. Ready in 20 minutes.

Any fruit coffee cake layers a tender butter cake with cooked fresh fruit (apples, peaches, apricots or blueberries) and a walnut crumb top. Endlessly adaptable bakery-style coffee cake.

Passover sponge cake roll made with potato starch and matzo meal, filled with fresh strawberries, kiwi, and non-dairy whipped topping. Kosher for Pesach.

Chocolate summer fruit cake with whole wheat flour, fresh stone fruit, coconut, raisins, and walnuts, soaked in a hot buttermilk glaze. A dense, fruit-packed sheet cake for seasonal baking.

Sour cream coffee cake with a buttery cinnamon crumb topping and optional blueberries or walnuts. Tender, moist, and perfect with morning coffee.

Lots O' Apple Cake is a fruit-forward one-bowl sheet cake loaded with five cups of fresh apples, warm cinnamon, honey, and chopped nuts. A fall baking staple.