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Recipes For Christmas Cake

Delightful cake recipes. Learn how to cook these 33 Best Recipes For Christmas.

There is something for everyone. Are you looking for a traditional Christmas cake or want to try something new? 

Choose from a selection of Vegan Christmas cakes and Gluten-free Christmas cakes.

Why not try the fantastic Indian, Italian, or Spanish recipes? If you aren’t a fan of these cakes, these are a few cheesecakes for good measure. Whichever Christmas recipe you choose, you will be the star of the party.

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33 Best Recipes
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Vegan Panforte

33. Vegan Panforte – Italian Chocolate Christmas Cake

Panforte is an Italian Christmas cake made with chocolate, nuts, fruits, and a bit of spice. This vegan recipe is easy to make for a last-minute festive dessert.

Yummy Chocolate Orange Cake (Vegan Option Included!)

32. Yummy Chocolate Orange Cake (Vegan Option Included!)

This vegan chocolate orange cake is the perfect holiday dessert! With heavenly chocolate and orange flavors, this cake hits the spot on a cold winter day.

Vegan Gingerbread Cake

31. Vegan Gingerbread Cake

A wonderfully spiced vegan gingerbread cake with layers of classic buttercream. The cake melts in your mouth and is made with common ingredients.

Vegan Christmas cake recipe - Vegan fruit cake

30. Vegan Christmas cake recipe - Vegan fruit cake

Easy Vegan Christmas cake is a take on the traditional cake which is made with eggs. This is an alcohol-free Christmas cake and a Christmas cake without eggs.

Eggless Whole Wheat Christmas Fruit Cake, No Alcohol, Vegan

29. Eggless Whole Wheat Christmas Fruit Cake, No Alcohol, Vegan

This Christmas fruit cake is eggless, wholewheat, no butter, no sugar, and no alcohol. Plus it’s a vegan Christmas cake, even better.

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake Recipe

28. Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Simple Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake is a gorgeous and moist 3-layer cake that’s shockingly easy to make! It’s frosted with cream cheese frosting and decorated with sugared cranberries.

Gluten-Free Fruit Cake – four ingredients!

27. Gluten-Free Fruit Cake – four ingredients!

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 easily be made at short notice.

Strawberry Lemonade Cake Recipe (Low Carb, Gluten-free, Sugar-free)

26. Strawberry Lemonade Cake Recipe (Low Carb, Gluten-free, Sugar-free)

This easy homemade strawberry lemonade cake recipe needs 20 minutes of prep time & 10 ingredients. No one will guess it’s low-carb, sugar-free & gluten-free!

Low Carb Keto Sugar-free Carrot Cake Recipe With Almond Flour

25. Low Carb Keto Sugar-free Carrot Cake Recipe With Almond Flour

The best keto low-carb carrot cake recipe ever! The steps for how to make sugar-free carrot cake are surprisingly easy. So moist and delicious, no one will guess it’s gluten-free and sugar-free. Paleo and dairy-free options, too.

Whole Orange Cake – Moist, Only 6 Ingredients!

24. Whole Orange Cake – Moist, Only 6 Ingredients!

This whole orange cake is gluten-free, grain-free and can even be made paleo! Throw some fresh cranberries in for a great Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert.

Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

23. Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

This moist Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake is chock full of gorgeous cranberries that are bursting with flavor. It’s the perfect cake to serve at Christmas or Thanksgiving. You can even skip the cream cheese icing and serve it as a coffee cake!

Eggless Christmas Tree Mini Cakes

22. Eggless 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!!!

Bûche de Noel (Yule Log)

21. Bûche de Noel (Yule Log)

Bûche de Noel (Yule Log) is a classic Christmas recipe that you need to make this holiday season.

Raspberry Chocolate Swiss Roll

20. Raspberry Chocolate Swiss Roll

Delight your family and friends with this stunning raspberry chocolate Swiss roll. Fluffy chocolate sponge cake, luscious chocolate ganache, and dark chocolate tears on top make this chocolate raspberry dessert an impressive Christmas Yule log during the holiday season.

Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cake Roll

19. Easy Red Velvet Christmas Cake Roll

Red velvet cake rolls aren’t just for Valentine’s Day. This Christmas dessert will dominate your holiday dessert table every single year. If you’re like most people, you probably think that cake rolls are too hard to make. Think again! This recipe will so show you how to make this easy red velvet cake roll in just 40 minutes!

Make-Ahead Yule Log Cake

18. Make-Ahead Yule Log Cake

This easy make-ahead yule log cake recipe is the perfect Christmas dessert to serve this season. Festive and oh-so-pretty, your friends and family will love this chocolate and whipped cream cake roll.

Yule Log Cake Recipe. A Christmas Classic & Showstopper

17. Yule Log Cake Recipe. A Christmas Classic & Showstopper

A Christmas classic, this Yule log cake recipe has a mocha filling and a light cake that’s rolled and decorated.

Chocolate Yule Log Recipe

16. Chocolate Yule Log Recipe

This yule log has a moist sponge made from only eggs, sugar and cooca powder, and cream filling with indulgent chocolate buttercream on top.

Traditional English Christmas Cake Recipe

15. Traditional English Christmas Cake Recipe

Delicious and easy to make Christmas Cake Recipe filled with dried fruit and spices this is ideal to make ahead of time, feed, and then ice in time for Christmas.

Old fashioned fruit cake

14. Old fashioned fruit cake

East Indian dark fruit cake is so delicious and dense, it will tickle your taste buds. Serve for Christmas lunch or dinner with some great homemade wine.

Peppermint Eggnog White Chocolate Drip Cake

13. Peppermint Eggnog White Chocolate Drip Cake

This white chocolate drip cake is the best holiday cake! It’s made of a super fluffy and moist eggnog cake and is covered in a creamy peppermint buttercream. It’s decorated with a smooth white chocolate drip. Plus, it only takes 20 minutes to prep the entire recipe!

Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe With Chocolate Mousse Frosting

12. Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe With Chocolate Mousse Frosting

Not only this cake is moist and spongy, but it’s also decadently rich. Yet, it feels light and smooth at the same time because of the chocolate mousse frosting.

Light Fruit Cake For Christmas And Dinner Parties

11. Light Fruit Cake For Christmas And Dinner Parties

East Indian Light Fruit Cake is a delicious treat for Christmas dessert or even as a regular tea-time snack. So yum and fruity, you won’t be able to stop at just one.

Italian Lemon Ricotta Amaretti Budino Cake

10. Italian Lemon Ricotta Amaretti Budino Cake

Happy Holidays! It is one of those recipes that tastes better the second day, so it is perfect for making ahead.

East Indian Dark Fruit Cake - Christmas Cake

9. East Indian Dark Fruit Cake - Christmas Cake

East Indian dark fruit cake is so delicious and dense, it will tickle your taste buds. Serve for Christmas lunch or dinner with some great homemade wine.

Dairy Free Tres Leches Cake

8. Dairy Free Tres Leches Cake

This Dairy Free Tres Leches Cake (“three milks” in Spanish) is made using all non-dairy milks which gives the cake a delicious coconut flavor. It’s tradition with a twist.

Gingerbread Cake

7. Gingerbread Cake

Don’t just stick with gingerbread cookies for the holidays, go with this Gingerbread Cake as well! That classic gingerbread flavor is packed into a soft and decadent sheet cake. Top with a dollop of buttercream frosting for an unstoppable holiday dessert.

Red Velvet Christmas Wreath Cake For The Holidays

6. Red Velvet Christmas Wreath Cake For The Holidays

This Red Velvet Christmas Wreath Cake is so good ad so fun to make for the holidays! The best part is that it is decorated like a green Christmas wreath.

Eggless Rainbow Cake

5. Eggless Rainbow Cake

Give wings to your imagination of colours. Go creative on this eggless rainbow cake recipe with a pattern of colours you like, and it will amaze you with beautiful popping colours of the rainbow!

Leftover Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake (With Coffee Glaze)

4. Leftover Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake (With Coffee Glaze)

This Cranberry Coffee Cake is made with leftover cranberry sauce, pecans, sour cream, a delicious vanilla coffee glaze, and sparkly candied cranberries for the perfect show-stopping holiday dessert!

Grand Marnier Cheesecake Recipe

3. Grand Marnier Cheesecake Recipe

This baked Grand Marnier Cheesecake with Chocolate Glaze is a rich and delicious combination of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, orange and Grand Marnier liqueur on a chocolate Oreo crust.

Speculoos 'Biscoff' Cheesecake

2. Speculoos 'Biscoff' Cheesecake

This incredibly decadent Baked Biscoff Cheesecake is the perfect dessert to make for a special occasion – or when you just want to treat yourself! With Biscoff used in every layer of this Cheesecake, you will get both the delicious caramelized spiced flavor of traditional Speculoos Cookies and the dense creaminess of a classic Baked Cheesecake.

Apple Crumble Cake

1. Apple Crumble Cake

This dessert is for those who love crunchy crumbs with the soft spongy cake put together. Enjoy it as it is, or drizzle it with vanilla custard, and you’ll have one of the most comforting puddings ever.

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