353 holiday cake recipes

Halloween fig spooks cupcakes built from cake mix studded with chopped figs, topped with a whole dried fig and draped in white buttercream icing for little ghost-shaped treats.

Light fruit cake with sultanas, glace cherries, pineapple, almonds, and rose extract baked low and slow. A traditional British holiday cake with citrus and almond flavors.

Fruity cake loaded with dried dates, papaya, pears, and raisins baked with honey, sesame oil, and orange zest using a muffin mix shortcut. A dense, fruit-packed holiday loaf.

Chocolate Glazed Devil's Food Cake with Chocolate Frosting recipe

A poke a hole in the cake cake that features red, white and blue. Strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream, how can you go wrong?

Halloween cupcakes stuffed with orange Jello Jigglers, whipped topping, and sprinkles. A fun, easy treat for kids using cake mix and flavored gelatin.

Orange poppy seed cheesecake with a ginger graham cracker crust, sour cream filling, and real orange extract. A creamy, citrusy baked cheesecake for holidays.

Old-school dark fruitcake soaked overnight in brandy and orange liqueur with figs, apricots, currants, walnuts, and pecans. Makes four loaves; ages beautifully.

This host of ghosts cake is easy to make, and the result is super outstanding, want to impress your guests? Try this out!

This scrumptious Irish cake is so tasty, the boiled raisins and currants with butter give the cake great texture and flavor.

Three-layer butter pecan cake filled with rich, from-scratch burnt-sugar caramel, frosted in buttercream and crusted with pecans. A classic Southern caramel cake worth the fuss.

Spooky Halloween spider cake shaped from two round layers with black frosting, licorice legs, and gumball eyes. A fun green gelatin surprise hides inside the body.

Chocolate Halloween cupcakes with a hidden orange cream cheese center that oozes out when bitten. Spooky fun for the kids and a riff on the classic Black Bottom cupcake.

Lebkuchen (German honey cakes) blend honey, brown sugar, lemon, almonds, citron, and warm spices into a chewy spice cookie cut into fancy holiday shapes. Traditional Christmas cookie from Nuremberg.

Cranberry cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust and a glossy strained cranberry topping. Tart-sweet jewel finish over creamy filling, perfect for holiday tables.

Chocolate pumpkin layer cake with a warm brown-sugar frosting that sets to a fudgy crust. Cocoa and pumpkin pie spice make this two-layer cake rich, moist, and irresistible for fall baking.