A holiday favorite that doesn't require the oven. This is also known as an ice box cake, made with wafer cookies, sweetened condensed milk, coconut, fruit, and nuts.
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Cakes
Celebrate Christmas with these delicious cakes like gingerbread pudding cake, chocolate eggnog layer cake, or traditional fruit cake.
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No Bake Fruit Cake
Graham Cracker Fruitcake
Made with butter, marshmallows, graham crackers, maraschino cherries, raisins, nuts, ground nutmeg
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Old English Fruit Cake
The old English fruit cake is a classic recipe that features a hearty mix of dried fruits and spices, providing a taste of tradition with each slice.
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Applesauce Fruitcake
Bake up a moist and flavorful applesauce fruitcake filled with candied fruits and chopped nuts. Applesauce keeps the fruitcake moist without all the calories of full-fat...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread Pudding Cake
Get ready to meet the dessert that's been spicing up the holiday season, gingerbread pudding cake. It's so moist and flavorful, you might just forget about pumpkin spice.
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Texas Pecan Fruitcake
Made with almond flavoring, pecans, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, self-rising flour, golden raisins, cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Rudolph's Chocolate Truffle Cake
Made with eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, whipping cream, semisweet chocolate
Method: microwave, stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Clementine Cake
Made with eggs, orange liqueur, clementine, icing sugar, clementines, sugar, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Fast N Fabulous Fruitcake
Made with glace cherries, walnuts, all-purpose flour, baking soda, eggs, mincemeat, sweetened condensed milk, mixed glazed fruit
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Dark Gingerbread Bundt Cake
Made with cocoa powder, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, eggs, molasses
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Australian Traditional Christmas Cake
The folks down under have a killer take on a Christmas cake. Brandy, lemon zest, warming spices, and raisins make for a deliciously fruity affair.
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Santa Claus Cake
This Santa Claus cake is an enchanting blend of maraschino cherries and nuts, baked to perfection in a charming mold. It's straightforward enough for novice bakers while still...
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread Tunnel Cake
Made with all-purpose flour, ground ginger, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, butter, brown sugar, sugar, molasses
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread Cake
Try our mouthwatering gingerbread cake, packed with warm spices, molasses, and a hint of stout. This moist, richly flavored cake is perfect for dessert or festive occasions.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Sourdough German Stollen
Made with lemon peel, almond flavoring, salt, slivered almonds, currants, seedless raisins, golden raisins, sourdough starter sponge, milk, candied orange peel
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Eggnog Bundt Cake
Made with oil, almonds, yellow cake mix, ground nutmeg, rum, eggs, eggnog
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
British Christmas Victoria Sandwich Cake
Prepare yourself for a slice of history with this delightful Victoria sandwich cake, a time-honored recipe that marries sweet simplicity with a touch of...
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pineapple-Macadamia Fruitcake
Made with vanilla extract, pineapple extract, milk, eggs, candied pineapple chunks, macadamia nuts, flaked coconut, flour, sugar, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Stained Glass Fruit Cake
Made with vanilla, baking powder, sugar, flour, eggs, red candied cherries, green candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecan halves, dates
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Canadian Rum Cake
Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, water, all-purpose flour, salt, rum
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Japanese Fruitcake
Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cloves, ground allspice, cinnamon, milk, candied fruit, raisins, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Gallagher's Gingerbread
Made with brown sugar, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, allspice, nutmeg
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Dillard House Buttermilk Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce
Made with ground cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, cornstarch, salt, sugar, water, lemon rind
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Colonial Gingerbread
Made with salt, all-purpose flour, molasses, buttermilk, sugar, butter, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Bourbon Pecan Cake
Made with baking powder, pecan halves, whole red candied cherries, seedless white raisins, bourbon, butter, sugar, dark brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
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