Holiday cookies take all the glory but cakes and cupcakes are no less festive or delectable. Cakes are an amazing and easy Christmas dessert and definitely, worthy of more love and attention. Besides, you only need a big piece of cake to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth at your Xmas party. Made from scratch, Christmas cakes come in all shapes and sizes and have a lot of variety: you can make a sheet cake, a Bundt cake, a layer cake, or a fancy yule log cake.
Infused with favorite holiday flavors such as peppermint, gingerbread, cranberry, and so on, here are some of the best Christmas cake recipes you can try this year. All you need is to decorate these hunks of sweetness with different frosting flavors, colorful sprinkles, and decorative tidbits to make it a holiday masterpiece. Whichever cake recipe idea you choose for your Christmas dessert, just be sure to leave a slice for Santa to enjoy alongside the cookies and a glass of milk.
Red Velvet 3D Christmas Tree Cake
This red velvet 3D Christmas tree cake will be the highlight of your Christmas dinner. You need a bit of carving and tons of buttercream with a star piping tip to bring this magical dessert to life.
Follow the recipe here.
Candy Cane Christmas Cake
Your holiday cake is as good as your styling techniques (not really but people do judge books by their covers). Give this stunning candy cane Christmas cake a try and cater to a wide palate of your guests.
Follow the recipe here.
Christmas Tree Vanilla Cake
Make this moist and fluffy Christmas tree cake with layers of vanilla slathered with creamy vanilla buttercream and topped with sculptural Christmas trees.
Follow the full recipe.
Gingerbread Bundt Cake
If you don’t want something fancy but still crave holiday flavors, this gingerbread Bundt cake is for you. It is light and fluffy and perfectly effortless to make.
Follow the recipe here.
Dried Fruit Christmas Cake
A classic, this dried fruit Christmas cake can be made by anyone, and that too well in advance. It is perhaps the easiest Christmas cake out there.
Give this recipe a try.
Snowflake Cake
If you are hosting a winter wonderland Christmas dinner, this cake deserves to be on your table. This ombre peppermint cake has a candy cane surprise in every piece.
Check out the recipe.
Eggnog Pound Cake
Although it might seem simple and not festive in looks, this eggnog pound cake is the perfect Christmas dessert. Serve it with a custard sauce and a dash of nutmeg and you are a hit baker.
Give the recipe a try.
Yule Log (Buche de Noel)
Yule Log or Buche de Noel is a traditional Christmas sponge cake that has tender chocolate cake rolled and filled with a sweet homemade whipped cream coated in chocolate frosting. The best part, you get to decorate it in amazing ways.
Check out this brilliant recipe here.
Mulled Wine and Hazelnut Loaf Cake
Keep things simple yet flavorful with this mulled wine and hazelnut loaf cake that is going to make it the star of the show.
Follow the recipe and make one yourself.
Big White Coconut Cake
This coconut cake with coconut cream frosting is the best cake you are going to need for a white Christmas.
Follow the recipe here.
Share your favorite Christmas cake recipe from the abovementioned or if you happen to have any other cake recipes for the festivities. Merry Christmas!
