15 Favorite Cakes for the Holidays
If you're looking for some favorite holiday cakes for your dessert table, we've got you covered! In this list, you'll find popular cakes for the season including classic recipes, go-to winter flavors, and more.

Enjoy scrolling through! Make sure to check out our collection of even more winter and Christmas cake recipe ideas and Christmas cake designs.
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15 Favorite Cakes for the Holidays
These delicious holiday cakes are sure to brighten any gathering. We hope that you enjoy scrolling though these classic cakes featuring the flavors of the season, from spice cakes to peppermint cakes, eggnog cakes, red velvet, and more.
This moist Red Velvet layer cake is so delicious with a hint of cocoa flavor. We've filled and frosted it with classic cream cheese frosting.
German Chocolate Cake is always a great choice! We have a cake mix version of this recipe as well (and also cake mix cupcakes!) - The coconut pecan filling is so delicious, and the German Chocolate layers are moist and light. This is a fantastic dessert for any occasion, and especially for the holidays!
This moist Eggnog Pound Cake has a fine crumb and delicious eggnog flavor. We've paired it with a spiced cream cheese frosting.
This hot chocolate cake is moist and rich with hot chocolate cake layers, hot chocolate frosting, and whipped cream topping.
This moist Coconut Cream Cake is perfect for the coconut lovers in your life! Homemade coconut layers are filled and topped with coconut pastry cream. This is one of many coconut cake recipes on our site! We have an easy cake mix coconut cake as well.
This White Chocolate Velvet Cake is moist with a fine crumb and velvety soft texture. So delicious!
Italian Cream Cake is one of our favorites! It is so soft and light with wonderful flavor from pecans, coconut, and cream cheese frosting.
This beautiful scratch Peppermint Layer Cake is as beautiful as it is delciious!
This Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake is a simple cake mix recipe and is very easy to put together (but nobody would ever guess it!) The buttery brown sugar glaze and topping of sliced pineapples is heavenly.
This new Cranberry Orange Pound Cake is so festive and delicious. It has a bright citrus flavor, with bits of tartness from cranberries in every bite.
This Carrot Sheet Cake is a crowd pleaser! It is just like our carrot layer cake, but in a 9x13 pan. It has fantastic flavor from carrots and cinnamon, crushed pineapple, coconut, pecans, and cream cheese frosting. Yum!
This delicious homemade White Velvet Cake is named for its velvety soft texture. This and our carrot cake are tied for most popular cake on our site! ;0)
This Almond Raspberry Swirl Cake is so beautiful and delicious! The raspberry and almond are perfect together-- it is such an impressive dessert and always gets great reviews! If you love almond cakes, we have many on our site!
This easy Boston Cream Pie is made with cake mix but is so impressive and delicious! Yellow cake layers are filled with a vanilla cream filling and topped with rich chocolate glaze. So good!