Holiday Cakes

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

Made with ground nutmeg, cornstarch, eggnog, rum extract, heavy whipping cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with coconut extract, butter, shortening, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, eggnog, flaked coconut, sugar, eggs, lemon extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Crescent rolls to the rescue for a quick and easy way to make a King Cake for Mardi Gras.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Mix things up with this graham cracker fruitcake, featuring crushed graham crackers, cherries, and chopped nuts blended into a creamy marshmallow base, all chilled to set.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

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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

A traditional style King Cake for Mardi Gras. It's made with a yeast dough and filled with a cream cheese fruit mixture. The colored sugars symbolize justice...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

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

One of our favorite Easter desserts is this coconut cream cake made from a cake mix. It's moist, fluffy, and has the perfect hint of coconut flavor. Plus, it's super easy to...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Simnel cake or Easter simnel cake is a fruit cake with a layer of marzipan and 11 balls of marzipan on top representing the 12 apostles, minus Judas.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with powdered sugar, flour, jelly beans, sugar, butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, eggs, baking powder, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with eggs, orange liqueur, clementine, icing sugar, clementines, sugar, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with red, blue, yellow, and green food color, sugar, lemon peel, ground nutmeg, gumdrop, yellow cake mix, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, water

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with almond flavoring, pecans, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, self-rising flour, golden raisins, cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

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

What would Fat Tuesday be without the famous king cake? This from-scratch version will be the center of attention at your Mardi Gras celebration.

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

This fruitcake recipe features mincemeat, glazed fruit, and walnuts for a rich, textured bite. Ideal for holiday baking or as a make-ahead treat.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

If you ever wished for a cake that brings JOY to any gathering, look no further than Rudolph's chocolate truffle cake, because who wouldn't want to indulge in a rich...

Method:   microwave, stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with jelly beans, white cake mix, frosting, coconut, green food coloring, Marshmallow Peeps

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with cocoa powder, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, eggs, molasses

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with yellow food coloring, lemon cake mix, lemon zest, confectioners' sugar, butter or margarine, cream cheese, lemon juice

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

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

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

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

Made with oil, almonds, yellow cake mix, ground nutmeg, rum, eggs, eggnog

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours