353 holiday cake recipes

Four-layer blackberry jam cake with walnuts and warm spices, glazed with jammy caramel loaded with raisins. Impressive Southern dessert for special occasions and holidays.

Mexican wedding cakes: buttery five-ingredient shortbread-style cookies rolled in powdered sugar while hot. Melt-in-your-mouth tradition for weddings, holidays, and gifting.

Cranberry sauce cake with pecans, orange zest, and a cranberry butter frosting. Moist, fruity, and easy to mix in one bowl for holidays or anytime.

Cranberry orange Bundt coffee cake with sour cream batter, three swirled layers of whole-berry cranberry sauce, and a tangy orange glaze. Holiday-ready bake.

Eggnog cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a splash of holiday eggnog. Soft, cake-like Christmas cookies with the spiced flavor of your favorite seasonal drink.

Mother's Christmas cheese cakes: cream cheese pastry tartlets with two fillings, one pecan-brown sugar and one coconut-vanilla. A classic holiday cookie tin stalwart.

Old English yeasted Christmas cake spiced with cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, and caraway seeds. A buttery yeast-risen holiday loaf, closer to brioche than to fruitcake.

Sour cream cranberry kuchen with a crunchy brown sugar almond topping baked in a springform pan. Tart cranberries meet tender, buttery cake in this German-inspired holiday treat.

Chocolate nutmeg cake roll with a light sponge wrapped around a silky chocolate-nutmeg mousse filling and topped with handmade chocolate leaves. An elegant holiday dessert.

Finnish pecan balls (Finnish snowballs) made with butter, cake flour, and toasted pecans, rolled twice in powdered sugar for a melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie.

Persimmon pudding cake, a moist autumn loaf with ripe persimmons, brandy, warm spices, raisins, and walnuts. Served with a brandy ricotta topping for fall holiday gatherings.

English trifle with sherry-soaked angel food cake, raspberry jam, raspberry jello, and creamy vanilla pudding. A festive, make-ahead holiday dessert layered in a glass bowl.

Sour cream coffee cake with a cinnamon-pecan ribbon and a chocolate glaze swirled through the middle. A holiday brunch standout with tender crumb and fudgy chocolate veins.

Festive yeast coffee cake shaped like Christmas trees, studded with candied fruit and rolled oats. Pull apart the golden buttery balls for a stunning holiday brunch centerpiece.

Jeweled candied fruitcake loaded with dates, candied pineapple, whole cherries, and 2 lbs of pecan halves. More fruit and nuts than batter. A stunning holiday gift cake.

Old-fashioned Christmas drop cakes with currants, lemon zest, and butter pressed thin and baked crispy. A heritage holiday cookie recipe with a delicate, lace-like texture.