Choose one of these easy Christmas cake recipes to finish your holiday meal. From simple cakes bursting with flavor and dried fruit cakes to luscious layered cakes and cream cheese frostings, any of these will look fantastic on the holiday dessert table.
Bake one or more of these deliciously easy Christmas cake recipes for your holiday dessert table this year.
Be sure to bookmark our easy Christmas cake recipes page or pin it to your Christmas board on Pinterest. For reference, whenever you need to bake a delicious cake for a special occasion.
Christmas Fruit Cakes
You will also find a few Christmas fruit cakes in with the gluten free cakes and Bundt cakes.
1 – Christmas Fruit Cake
This Christmas fruit cake is a simple recipe passed down by my Grandmother. It is full of fruits and sherry and is very moist, unlike some store-bought versions.
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2 – Last Minute Christmas Cake
This marzipan cake makes a fantastic and easy last-minute Christmas cake. It requires minimum effort and tastes fantastic. It is bursting with fruity, festive flavor, and there’s no need for time-consuming decorations.
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3 – Old Fashioned Fruit Cake
This old-fashioned fruit cake is my great-grandmother’s recipe. It is easy to make and makes a fantastic Christmas cake for the festive season.
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Gluten Free Cakes
4 – Gluten-Free Fruit Cake
This Easy Gluten-Free Fruit Cake will be an ideal addition to your festive celebrations. Although it contains minimal ingredients, it has a fabulous flavor and great texture. If you do not have the time or the inclination to make a rich, dark fruit cake weeks in advance, this cake is ideal as it can be made at short notice.
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5 – Yule Log Cake
Don’t be afraid to make this Yule log because I promise you, it is easy (especially if you leave off the frosting)! It’s naturally gluten free, too!
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6 – Gluten Free Ginger Bread Cake
Made with coconut flour this gingerbread cake is festive making a great centerpiece for holiday celebrations.
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Bundt Cakes
7 – Lemon Drop Bundt Cake
This lemon bundt cake is bursting with a delicious lemon flavor.
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8 – Coconut Lime Drizzle Cake
Coconut lime drizzle cake is easy and delicious! Throw it together in a few simple steps and have a yummy cake ready to serve in about an hour!
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9 – Tropical Fruit Cake
This fruit cake is extra special because it has mango and pineapple.
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10 – Instant Pot Fruit Cake
Full of nuts and dried fruit make this cake in half the time in the instant pot.
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11 – Mandarin Orange Bundt Cake
This mandarin orange bundt cake recipe is fruity and delicious. It’s a wonderful winter recipe and makes for a great dessert at a holiday dinner or weekend brunch.
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12 – White Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake
Smooth and delicious the flavors are subtle and deep this cake will last for several days.
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13 – Sherry Cake
Sherry Cake mixes sherry wine with a box mix to make a warm and easy Bundt cake with wonderful flavors at the holidays
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14 – Peppermint Mocha Bundt Cake
You will love this peppermint mocha cake— a rich chocolate cake with a homemade espresso peppermint ganache that gets poured over the top. Grab a fork and dive in for a crave-worthy Christmas cake that is so simple to make.
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Also take a look in the Cakes Using Boxed Cake Mix section for another Bundt cake recipe.
Sheet Cakes
16 – Cranberry Christmas Cake
This Cranberry Christmas Cake is sure to be an instant hit. With tart fresh cranberries and sweet buttery cake that is almost the texture of a coffee cake.
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17 – Gingerbread Sheet Cake
This easy gingerbread sheet cake with lemon sauce is super moist and tangy.
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18 – Christmas Jello Poke Cake
Christmas jello poke cake recipe only requires a few simple ingredients, and the results are amazing. Not only does this cake look festive, but it is also so delicious.
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Dairy Free Cakes
19 – Chocolate Rum Cake
Soft to touch and moist to bite, this chocolate rum cake will melt in your mouth and fill you with rich chocolate flavor and a kick of rum! Perfect for Christmas!
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20 – Ginger Coconut Cake
This fluffy spiced vegan ginger cake is easy to make and is perfect for Christmas. It’s topped with vanilla buttercream and coconut for a festive touch!
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21 – Dairy Free Tres Leches Cake
A traditional Mexican cake, made with dairy free milks, for a delicious coconut twist.
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Easy Christmas Cake Recipes
22 – Gingerbread Cake With Chai Buttercream
Gingerbread cake with chai buttercream is a cake with the delicious Christmas flavor of molasses and ginger that is topped with the decadent flavor of a chai latte.
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24 – Hazelnut Chocolate Cake
This flourless chocolate cake is rich in flavor with a dense and fudge like texture.
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25 – Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
This super easy chocolate olive oil cake with crystallized ginger for a festive spiced flavor!
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26 – White Forest Cake
This showstopping white forest cake is made with a fluffy vanilla cake, homemade cherry preserves, and whipped cream. Perfect for the holidays!
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27 – Easy Raspberry Cake
An easy raspberry cake recipe that uses plain Greek yogurt as one of the main ingredients. This recipe is a lime and raspberry cake however, the flavors and berries can easily be changed to suit your tastes.
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28 – Peppermint Swiss Roll Cake
Peppermint Swiss Roll is a must make holiday cake. Smooth peppermint, creamy filling, and a moist chocolate cake all rolled into one.
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29 – Christmas Cranberry Cake
Cranberry cake is a delicious holiday dessert, a simple cake to make with minimal ingredients that will impress your guests.
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30 – Cranberry Upside Down Cake
Cranberry Upside Down Cake is the perfect combination of both sweet and tart! Everyone will love this cranberry cake that uses fresh cranberries and orange zest.
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31 – Mexican Three Milk Cake
If you have been looking for an easy dessert to impress, make this three milk cake (also known as Tres Leches). It’s quick to make, super moist, and tastes delicious. This sweet decadent dessert is perfect for any occasion.
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32 – Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Easy to make this cake has a delicious caramel topping.
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33 – Almond Cranberry Cake
This almond cranberry cake is a quick and easy dessert that is perfect for the holiday season. The sweet, almond-flavored cake complements the tartness of the cranberries.
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34 – Chocolate Orange Cake
This is the BEST chocolate orange cake ever. It’s moist, decadent, and bursting with chocolate and natural orange flavor in the cake and in the chocolate orange buttercream. It’s so easy to make too!
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35 – Orange Pound Cake With Orange Glaze
This fresh orange juice cake is zesty and moist. The recipe makes two loaves make one for yourself and one as a gift.
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36 – Fresh Strawberry Cake With Apple Sauce
This is a lovely low-fat strawberry cake. The cake is combined with fresh strawberries, vanilla bean paste, and applesauce to create a cake that is moist and full of flavor.
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No Bake Cake Recipes
37 – Gingerbread Cheesecake
This gingerbread cheesecake is the perfect combination of warm holiday flavors. It is made with a gingerbread cookie crust, gingerbread cheesecake filling, and a caramel topping with decorative cookies.
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38 – No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
This super delicious chocolate ricotta cheesecake is perfect as a Christmas dinner dessert. The cake is easy to prepare the day before, saving you a lot of time on Christmas Day.
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39 – Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cake
This Chocolate wafer icebox cake is super easy nobody needs to know just how easy. It has a gorgeous presentation and is always a crowd-pleaser!
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Novelty Cakes
40 – Chocolate Rudolph Cake
This chocolate Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer cake will be a hit with all the family. A printable template is included with this recipe to make the antlers.
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41 – Christmas Tree Mini Cakes
Let the kids get into the festive spirit with these eggless Christmas tree mini cakes. A perfect Christmas fun activity to enjoy the holidays!
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Cakes Using Boxed Cake Mix
42 – Cranberry Orange Christmas Cake
This semi-homemade cranberry orange Christmas cake is deliciously moist, bursting with holiday flavors, and the perfect seasonal sour cream cake. The combination of sweet oranges and tart cranberries makes my kitchen smell like a giant orange pomander.
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41 – Red Velvet Cake
This easy to make cake is moist and a showstopper of a dessert. Decorate it with sugared cranberries for the ultimate Holiday dessert.
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44 – Red Velvet Poke Cake
This Red Velvet Poke Cake is easily made with box cake mix for the perfect Holiday treat!
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45 – Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cake
Made with a cake mix and using fun seasonal creamers, this cake recipe is full of holiday flavor!
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Easy Christmas cake recipes was first published 16 November 2019 and updated with new content and images in October 2021.
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