‘Tis the season for Christmas and winter cakes, tutorials, recipes, and ideas- and if you’re looking for a little holiday inspiration, you have come to the right place!
Today I’m going to share a roundup of our favorite Christmas and winter cake recipes and designs from over the years. We will continue to add to this list throughout the season and from year to year, so make sure to check back often!
Last updated 12/2020
Favorite Christmas and Winter Cakes and Recipes!
Some of today’s featured Christmas and winter cakes can be found in our Member Section on MyCakeSchool.com, and others are featured in our Free Tutorials section.
As always, no membership is required to scroll through our favorite cake recipes. We have Red Velvet Cake, Eggnog Cake, Gingerbread and Spice Cakes, and many more!
Please leave a comment or photo below if you try any of these cake designs or recipes- we’d love to hear what you think and to see your work.
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy scrolling through!
A Roundup of Our Christmas & Winter Cake Tutorials!
Sharing a collection of our FAVORITE Christmas and Winter Cake Tutorials and Recipes as featured on My Cake School!
Christmas Stocking Cake Tutorial
This adorable Christmas Stocking Cake is easier than it looks to create! You can have fun filling this simple carved sheet cake with your favorite candy or a few modeled accents! This is from our member section and a perfect cake for Christmas celebrations!
Santa's Clothesline Cake- A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial
Cute and easy clothesline cake design from our Member Cake Tutorial section! This cake was so much fun to create!
Christmas Village Cake- Member Video Tutorial
This cookie Christmas Village Cake is one of our favorites!! So colorful and festive for Christmas parties!
Spice Cake with Orange Spice Cream Cheese Frosting
This scratch Spice Cake with Orange Spice Cream Cheese Frosting is moist and fluffy and has wonderful flavor! We love this cake year-round but especially for fall and winter gatherings!
Christmas Tree Sheet Cake- Free Cake Video
Learn to make this easy carved Christmas tree sheet cake in our free cake video tutorial!
Christmas Petit Fours- A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial
These sweet Christmas petit fours are sure to bring smiles! We'll show you how to make them using our favorite technique for petit fours in our member tutorial section!
Christmas Cupcakes- A Video Tutorial
Learn these adorable and simple Christmas and winter cupcake designs in our step by step blog cupcake tutorial!
Loopy Christmas Bow -Cake Video Tutorial
We just love big loopy bows! This Christmas version is no exception- we just love these bright colors and patterns!
Pastel Christmas Cake Tutorial
Sweet Christmas Tree Cake in pastels! We'll show you how to make it in our member cake video tutorial!
Orange Spice Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This doctored cake mix Orange Spice Cake has so much flavor!! We just love this combination, and spice cakes are perfect for holiday gatherings!
Quilled Christmas Tree Cake - Video Tutorial
This beautifully unique quilled Christmas Tree Cake Design looks so impressive but is not difficult to create! (Member cake video tutorial section)
Sledding into Christmas Video- A Cake Video Tutorial
This fun cake from our member tutorial section features Santa sledding with his reindeer down a sledding hill of cake!
Sweet Santa Claus Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake- Blog Tutorial
This pull apart Santa cupcake cake is one of my favorites! Learn how to make him in our step by step blog tutorial!
White Chocolate Ganache Christmas Tree Cake- A Video Tutorial
This elegant white chocolate ganache cake is the perfect centerpiece for your Christmas dessert table!
Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Buttercream- A Scratch Recipe
This moist and delicious Eggnog Cake from scratch is so flavorful and perfect for the holidays!
Not a Creature was Stirring~ Strawberry Mice Blog...
These funny little strawberry mice are from a step by step blog tutorial that we made years ago- I still love them!
Red Velvet Cake - Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This delicious Red Velvet Cake is super moist and has just the right amount of chocolate flavor. I love red velvet year-round, but especially for Christmas and winter gatherings!
Red Velvet Marble Pound Cake with Peppermint Glaze
The most flavorful Red Velvet Marble Pound Cake with Peppermint Glaze! We love this cake year round, but adding the peppermint glaze makes it the perfect Christmas on winter cake!
Peppermint Mocha Cake
This delicious Peppermint Mocha Cake is super moist and has the perfect balance of chocolate, peppermint, and espresso!
Santa Claus Cake Topper-Video
Learn how to make these adorable cake toppers for your Christmas cakes in this video tutorial from My Cake School's member section!
Christmas Tree of Buttons~Cake Blog Tutorial
This cute Christmas Tree sheet cake design involves lots of fondant buttons! Such a unique Christmas cake design from our step by step blog tutorial!
Sweet and Simple Santa Cake- Video Tutorial
This sweet, small Santa Cake is sure to bring smiles! He is decorated with buttercream! (From My Cake School's member tutorial section)
Reindeer Candy Bars & Cuteness
Here are some fun Reindeer themed dessert ideas- so quick and easy! Hop over to our step by step blog tutorial to learn how we made them!
Reindeer Cupcakes- Free Video Tutorial
These reindeer cupcakes are the cutest and so easy! Learn how to make them in our free cupcake decorating video!
Red Velvet Cupcakes from Scratch
Moist and Delicious Red Velvet Cupcakes! This recipe is always a favorite (and can be used for cake layers as well!)
Red Velvet Cake from Scratch
We love this moist and delicious classic red velvet cake recipe! We love to pair it with cream cheese frosting!
Gingerbread Latte Cake Recipe
This Gingerbread Latte Cake is the perfect blend of gingerbread and espresso flavor! Super moist and delicious- a great choice for Christmas and winter gatherings!
Gingerbread House Cake~Video Tutorial
We had so much fun making this gingerbread house cake! Learn how to make it in our member cake video tutorial!
Gingerbread Cake ~ A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
Nobody would guess that this moist and flavorful gingerbread cake is so easy to make! It all starts with a simple cake mix!
Christmas Tree Cake~Video Tutorial
This beautiful buttercream-frosted Christmas Tree Cake is from our member cake video tutorial section!
Winter Wonderland of White Chocolate Trees- Blog Tutorial
This elegant cake of White Chocolate Trees is from a step by step blog cake tutorial!
Red Truck Cake Topper- Video Tutorial
This red pickup truck cake topper is one of my favorites for the season!
Winter Gnomes Cake- Member Tutorial
These cute little Winter Gnomes are so much fun to make! This cake is from our member cake video tutorial section!
White Chocolate Peppermint Cake
This ultra moist White Chocolate Peppermint Cake with White Chocolate Peppermint Buttercream frosting is amazing!
Chocolate Candy Cane Cake with Striped Filling!- Free Video
I love the combination of chocolate and peppermint! This Chocolate Candy Cane Cake has an extra fun surprise in the striped candy cane filling!
Ornament Wreath Cake~ Blog Tutorial
This Ornament Wreath Cake is so simple to create yet so elegant! Learn to make it in our step by step blog tutorial!
Hanging Ornaments Cake
This hanging ornament cake is another fun one for the holidays! I love the dimension of the chocolate ornaments! (From My Cake School's member section!)
Buttercream Wreath Cake & Cupcakes- Blog Tutorial
This easy, fun Christmas wreath tutorial is from our step by step blog tutorial!
Snow Globe Cake- Video Tutorial
This snowman snow globe cake is so cute for Christmas gatherings! (From our member section)
Sweet Snowman Cake~ Quick Cake Decorating Video Tutorial!
This sweet snowman cake is such a fun sheet cake design for the holidays! Learn to make it in our free cake video tutorial!
Tiered Snowman Cake - A Cake Decorating Video
One of our favorites! This simple tiered cake is easily transformed into a smiling snowman! (This tutorial is from our member section)
Sledding Snowmen Cake Video!
This carved spiral tier sledding cake is another of our favorites for Christmas and winter! (from our member section)
Owl Cake -Video Tutorial
This adorable winter owl cake is decorated almost entirely with buttercream and chocolate accents. (member section)
Nativity Cake- A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial
This elegant Nativity Cake is from our member section- It's one of our favorites!
Yule Log Cake~A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial
This yule log cake is a beautiful Christmas tradition!
Birch Yule Log Cake with Birds- Video Tutorial
This birch tree yule log cake with sweet little winter bluebirds is such a cute design for the holidays! (member section)
Rudolph and Car Cake Topper!- A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial
Here's a funny little cake design with Rudolph behind the wheel for a change!
Rudolph Buttercream Transfer- Cake Video
This free cake video tutorial features a lesson in frozen buttercream transfers as well as a smiling Rudolph!
New Year Cake Ideas
If you’re already looking ahead to New Year’s Eve, don’t miss our Roundup of Favorite New Year’s Eve Cakes, Tutorials, Recipes, and Ideas!
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All are adorable. Thanks for another great year of cakes.
You gals are the best! Thanks for sharing all of your great talents! Have a happy holiday season!
Thank you Ann & Nancy!
Thanks you so much. I love them all!
Awesome! Thanks so much! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thanks Janie & PattyBug!!
Thank you for sharing all these lovely tutorials. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for all these & my favorite of all ;) – WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE CHRISTMAS TREE CAKE- A VIDEO TUTORIAL
Awesome, I love this all. Thank you for yummy cakes
I just came across your website…I was looking for an eggnog cake recipe and yours look amazing! I was given a bottle of eggnog that contains booze in it and I don’t drink it but prefer to bake with it and your recipe looks wonderful…I can hardly wait to try it…I wish I had your website at Christmas….wow! Thank you for posting…I’m not good at cake decorating, maybe I will be daring enough to try to learn.