If you’re looking for the BEST Thanksgiving cake recipes and fall cake recipes, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve made sooo many cakes over the years, and today we are sharing a roundup of our favorites!
Fall is my favorite season, and while I love the colder temperatures and beautiful changing leaves, the real reason may just be because of all of the wonderful flavors of fall baking! Spices, caramel, pumpkin, gingerbread, and often just good old fashioned traditional favorites for the Thanksgiving dessert table.
In today’s Thanksgiving cake recipe roundup, we’re sharing a little bit of everything from new fall favorite flavor combinations for cakes and cupcakes to tried and true classic cake recipes that have been around for generations.I threw in a few favorite chocolate cake recipes too because everybody loves chocolate cake! ;0)
We hope you’ll find a recipe that you’d love to try this Thanksgiving! If you try any of these, make sure to share your comments and photos in the comments below! Have fun scrolling through!
Favorite Thanksgiving Cake Recipes
Sharing a collection of our favorite Thanksgiving Cake Recipes!
This White Chocolate Cranberry Layer Cake has so much flavor! It has the perfect balance of tartness from the cranberries and sweetness from the white chocolate. This is a wonderful option for the holidays!
This Pumpkin Spice Cake is the BEST!
The perfect combination of pumpkin, espresso, and spices! Heavenly!
These pumpkin cupcakes are as delicious as they are cute! Learn how to make easy pumpkin cupcake toppers too!
The combination of Pumpkin and praline is out of this world! Everyone will love this moist, flavorful cake!
I love to make ice cream cakes! Pick and choose your favorite flavors, but this this combination is perfect for Thanksgiving!
Easy, moist, and delicious doctored cake mix Pumpkin Spice Cake recipe! SO good!
Oh how I love this classic scratch Gingerbread Cake recipe! So much flavor and super moist!
This moist and delicious Gingerbread Latte Cake has the perfect balance of gingerbread and espresso flavor! This is the perfect choice for fall and winter holidays & entertaining!
Nobody would guess that this amazing gingerbread layer cake recipe starts with a simple cake mix!
This scratch Carrot Cake is my FAVORITE cake, and one of our most popular recipes on the site! Carrot cake with crushed pineapple, pecans, coconut, and spices!
Looking for a doctored cake mix carrot cake recipe? This is a great one! (Don't miss our scratch version too!)
Italian cream cake is a classic! This traditional recipe is a staple for the holidays!
This Chocolate Italian Cream Cake recipe is a delicious twist on a beloved classic!
This German Chocolate Cake tastes amazing! Moist German chocolate cake layers with a flavorful coconut and pecan filling. This recipe is always a crowd pleaser!
This moist and flavorful Toffee Pecan Caramel Cake has such a wonderful combination of flavors!
A fantastically moist, flavorful combination of chocolate and espresso with just the right amount of toffee!
This Caramel Apple Spice Cake has so much flavor from apples, cinnamon, caramel, and nuts! It's always a favorite but I especially love it in the fall!
OOhhh this Caramel Vanilla Latte cake has the perfect balance of vanilla, caramel, and espresso! This recipe will please any crowd! Yum!
We love this easy, delicious caramel mousse filling! Chocolate cake and caramel mousse filling are a match made in heaven! Yum!
Apples, walnuts, maple, and spices- This amazing cake is bursting with flavor! We especially love this layer cake recipe for fall gatherings!
This amazing and easy-to-make Apple Spice Cream Cheese Frosting is so flavorful and is the perfect complement to spice cakes!
This moist and delicious Apple Spice Cake all starts with a simple cake mix! This is such a wonderful, easy recipe for fall, or whenever you're in the mood for apple spiced goodness.
Pineapple cake is always a favorite- You'll love the moist yellow cake layers with a thick and flavorful (EASY) pineapple & cream filling!
I just love maple recipes in the fall! This Maple Pecan Cake never disappoints!
This cake is a decadent, flavorful homemade chocolate cake recipe paired with a heavenly pecan pie filling! This recipe is sure to become an instant favorite!
I've never met a pound cake I didn't love! This double chocolate version is SO simple to make but is so decadent!
This classic pound cake is so moist and easy to make! Our favorite! Serve just as it is, or dress it up with berries and cream!
This Almond Joy Cake is amazing! Decadent chocolate cake layers with a thick and flavorful coconut filling, frosted in rich ganache.
This Black Forest Cake From Scratch is the Best! Chocolate cake infused with Cherry Liqueur and filled with whipped cream and cherry filling!
All the wonderful flavor of banana pudding in cake form! We love this amazing recipe!
Hummingbird cake is a classic! Such a flavorful combination of bananas, crushed pineapple, nuts, and a hint of cinnamon!
This moist and flavorful Pineapple Coconut Cake consists of homemade pineapple cake layers with a delicious pineapple filling and coconut cream cheese frosting!
Decadent chocolate cake layers with Oreo Buttercream and ganache! SO goooood!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake is always a popular choice no matter what season! You cannot go wrong with this recipe!
Moist and flavorful spice cake with a pecan streusel topping! So delicious any time of year but I love it for fall gatherings!
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