Made with seedless dates, mixed peel, red glace cherries, green glace cherries, Brazil nuts, raisins, pecans or walnuts, packaged ground almonds, baking powder, eggs
Method: oven
Time: over 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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Ground Almond Fruit Cake
Grandma's Dried Apple Fruitcake
Made with dried apples, water, brown sugar, sugar, shortening, molasses, buttermilk, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Bourbon Bread
Made with baking powder, sugar, eggs, milk, oil, bourbon whiskey, canned fruit mix, vanilla extract, orange flavoring
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Glorious Golden Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, walnuts, raisins, candied pineapple, red candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Lemon Fruit Cake
Made with eggs, candied pineapple, sugar, flour, butter, baking powder, salt, lemon extract, pecans, candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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Southern Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, dried peaches or apricots, raisins, all-purpose flour, butter or margarine, brown sugar, eggs, peach or apricot nectar, honey, milk
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
White Christmas White Fruit Cake
Made with vanilla extract, salt, baking powder, candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans, butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Grasmere Gingerbread
Made with golden syrup, butter, oatmeal, baking powder, ground ginger, allspice, muscovado sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Mrs. Claus' Eggnog Cake With Whipped Cream Frosting
Made with ground nutmeg, cornstarch, eggnog, rum extract, heavy whipping cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 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
Jamaican Fruit Cake
Made with sugar, flour, baking powder, raisins, citron, mixed citrus peel, crystallized cherries, nuts, limes, butter
Method: oven
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
Beer Fruitcake
Made with beer, raisins, pitted dates, dried apples, dried apricots, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Rainbow Cake
Made with Cool Whip, water, lime gelatin powder, white cake mix, cherry gelatin powder
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Eggnog Pound Cake
Made with coconut extract, butter, shortening, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, eggnog, flaked coconut, sugar, eggs, lemon extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Quick Bread Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, candied cherries, raisins, eggs, water, cranberry quick bread mix, date or nut quick bread mix, pecans
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Gingerbread
Made with sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, milk, vinegar, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Alaskan Sourdough Fruitcake
Made with salt, blackberry cordial, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sourdough starter, mace, butter, candied fruit
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Beer Cake
Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, sour cream, beer, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread In A Jar
Made with ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, molasses, eggs, shortening, sugar, brown sugar
Time: 1-2 hours
Aunt Alice's Ice Box Fruit Cake
Made with maraschino cherries, pecans, butter, graham crackers, marshmallows, raisins, coconut
Time: over 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
Best Ever Gingerbread
Made with ground cloves, sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pumpkin Rum Pound Cake
Made with rum, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Cranberry Apple Dump It Cake
Made with almonds, walnuts or granola, whole cranberries, apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread With Hot Buttered Rum Sauce
Made with flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, pecans, sugar
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 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
Gramercy Tavern Gingerbread
Made with dark molasses, baking soda, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, ground cardamom, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Eggnog Rum Cake
Made with rum, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, butter flavoring, whipping cream, vegetable oil, eggs, nutmeg, sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaves
Made with milk, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, canned pumpkin, molasses, eggs, margarine or butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Microwave Brandied Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, walnuts, brandy or apple juice, eggs, vanilla extract, mixed candied fruit, raisins, butter or margarine, sugar, flour
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Hot Water Gingerbread
Made with butter, molasses, soda, water, ginger, flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Fruitcake
Made with chopped nuts, raisins, yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, candied citron
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Eggnog Cake
Made with cream, yellow cake mix, eggnog, oil, eggs, rum
Method: 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
Two-Tone Fruitcake
Made with golden raisins, dried apricots, whole almonds, candied pineapple, citron peel, ground ginger, almond extract, brandy, sherry or orange juice, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: over 2 hours
Triple Chocolate Gingerbread Cake
Made with instant chocolate pudding mix, eggs, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, sour cream, vegetable oil, molasses, water, miniature chocolate chips
Method: oven, microwave
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Tree Cake
Made with pretzel rods, peppermint candies, cake mix, confectioners' sugar, shortening, water, non-dairy creamer, vanilla extract, salt, green food coloring
Time: 1-2 hours
Double Gingerbread Dump Cake
Made with butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla extract, ground ginger, fresh ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, all-purpose flour, cornstarch
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Crushed Pineapple Fruitcake
Made with mixed peel, butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, almond extract, golden raisins, red glace cherries
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Sour Cream Gingerbread
Made with ginger, sour cream, butter, molasses, egg, flour, salt, sugar, soda, cloves
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Christmas Poke Cake
Made with frozen non-dairy whipped topping, water, box (3 oz size) lime gelatin powder, box (3 oz size) raspberry or cherry gelatin powder, super moist cake mix
Time: over 5 hours
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!
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