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Christmas Cakes

Christmas Cakes

Celebrate Christmas with these delicious cakes like gingerbread pudding cake, chocolate eggnog layer cake, or traditional fruit cake.



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recipe for white christmas white fruit cake

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

recipe for southern fruitcake

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

recipe for fast n fabulous fruitcake

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


recipe for traditional dark fruit cake

Traditional Dark Fruit Cake

Made with candied citrus peel, raisins, dark raisins, currants, rum or brandy, almonds, walnuts, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for dillard house buttermilk gingerbread with lemon sauce

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

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recipe for pineapple-macadamia fruitcake

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

recipe for grasmere gingerbread

Grasmere Gingerbread

Made with golden syrup, butter, oatmeal, baking powder, ground ginger, allspice, muscovado sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for canadian rum cake

Canadian Rum Cake

Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, water, all-purpose flour, salt, rum

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for mrs. claus' eggnog cake with whipped cream frosting

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

recipe for easy gingerbread

Easy Gingerbread

Made with sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, milk, vinegar, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for christmas rainbow cake

Christmas Rainbow Cake

Made with Cool Whip, water, lime gelatin powder, white cake mix, cherry gelatin powder

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for lemon fruit cake

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

recipe for cranberry apple dump it cake

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

recipe for beer fruitcake

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


recipe for glorious golden fruitcake

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

recipe for christmas beer cake

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

recipe for eggnog rum cake

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


recipe for christmas eggnog pound cake

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

recipe for best ever gingerbread

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

recipe for stained glass fruit cake

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


recipe for aunt alice's ice box fruit cake

Aunt Alice's Ice Box Fruit Cake

Made with maraschino cherries, pecans, butter, graham crackers, marshmallows, raisins, coconut


Time:   over 2 hours

recipe for japanese fruitcake

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

recipe for gramercy tavern gingerbread

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


recipe for gingerbread with hot buttered rum sauce

Gingerbread With Hot Buttered Rum Sauce

Made with flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, pecans, sugar

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for alaskan sourdough fruitcake

Alaskan Sourdough Fruitcake

Made with salt, blackberry cordial, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sourdough starter, mace, butter, candied fruit

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for jamaican fruit cake

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


recipe for quick bread fruitcake

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

recipe for gingerbread in a jar

Gingerbread In A Jar

Made with ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, molasses, eggs, shortening, sugar, brown sugar


Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy fruitcake

Easy Fruitcake

Made with chopped nuts, raisins, yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, candied citron

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for pumpkin rum pound cake

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

recipe for hot water gingerbread

Hot Water Gingerbread

Made with butter, molasses, soda, water, ginger, flour, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for two-tone fruitcake

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


recipe for christmas tree cake

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

recipe for microwave brandied fruitcake

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

recipe for easy eggnog cake

Easy Eggnog Cake

Made with cream, yellow cake mix, eggnog, oil, eggs, rum

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for crushed pineapple fruitcake

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

recipe for triple chocolate gingerbread cake

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

recipe for colonial gingerbread

Colonial Gingerbread

Made with salt, all-purpose flour, molasses, buttermilk, sugar, butter, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for pumpkin gingerbread loaves

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

recipe for double gingerbread dump cake

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

recipe for sour cream gingerbread

Sour Cream Gingerbread

Made with ginger, sour cream, butter, molasses, egg, flour, salt, sugar, soda, cloves

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for easy christmas poke cake

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




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