45 Festive Christmas Cakes for Fun Holiday Desserts that Feed a Crowd

Looking for a bright, festive dessert that is sure to be a crowd favorite? This Christmas Poke Cake is the answer!

This easy recipe starts with a base of white cake mix, then filled with festive red and green jello and topped with fluffy Cool Whip for the perfect easy Christmas dessert.

This easy Cranberry Upside Down Bundt Cake might become your new favorite Christmas cake.

The best part is that it starts with a cake mix and ends with the most amazing cranberry topping!

Candy Cane Cake is a classic white cake infused with cool peppermint, topped with creamy peppermint buttercream frosting and crushed candy canes.

It’s gorgeous, tastes amazing, and is sure to impress!

Gingerbread Cake with Cinnamon Molasses frosting is a holiday favorite, full of warm spices and a not-too-sweet old fashioned frosting.

Best of all, it has three not-so-secret ingredients that you won’t find in most gingerbread cake recipes.

Funfetti Crunch Cake is a festive no bake dessert perfect for the holidays.

A crunchy layer of vanilla cookies and salty pretzels on the top and bottom of a lucious, creamy filling with a little peppermint flavor and festive sprinkles.

You can whip up this holiday treat in no time and keep it in the freezer.

Eggnog Tres Leches Cake is a match made in dessert heaven!

It takes the classic sponge cake soaked in three different types of milk – evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream – and adds a festive twist with the substitution of eggnog.

It uses a cake mix, making it super easy, but it's going to steal the show at your holiday celebration.

This from-scratch Sugar Cookie Cake tastes just like a fresh baked cookie and is topped with decadent cream cheese frosting and Christmas sprinkles.

It’s perfect for all ages, looks festive, and feeds a crowd.

Cranberry Orange Cake has a cranberry jam filling and is topped with an orange zest frosting that is truly out of this world!

You can use fresh or frozen cranberries, then top with sugared cranberries and orange slices for the perfect Christmas dessert.

This Simple Christmas Wreath Cake is not only easy to assemble but it is absolutely gorgeous, making it the perfect centerpiece for your Christmas dessert table.

The best part is that you can assemble it in minutes but people will think that it took hours to make.

If you’re looking for a very easy Christmas Cake Recipe that’s quick to whip up, look no further!

With ready to go Christmas cake toppers and pretty festive colors, all you need is box cake mix, some pantry staples, festive frosting, sprinkles, and the toppers.

Gingerbread Yule Log is made with a gingerbread sponge cake filled with a rum flavored cream cheese frosting.

Decorated with rosemary, cranberries and even small pine cones, it makes the most beautiful holiday centerpiece.

This beautiful Peppermint Cake has a luscious cream cheese swirl and a rich candy cane cream cheese frosting.

It’s such a festive dessert that tastes as good as it looks.

Even the Grinch would agree that these Mini Santa Belly Cakes are the cutest Christmas treat ever.

You can turn storebought cupcakes into adorable little Santa bellies with homemade icing in a fun design.

Chocolate Spice Cake is an old-fashioned dessert with buttermilk, molasses, and warm spices.

It’s a rich, moist, flavorful cake, and then our incredible cream cheese frosting brings it all together.

Christmas Funfetti Layer Cake has two layers of moist, fluffy, and flavorful cake sandwiched with the most amazing vanilla buttercream.

All made from scratch, it’s both spongy and moist, thanks to the two special ingredients.

Eggnog Poke Cake is super simple to make, starting with a boxed cake mix and a few easy ingredients, including real eggnog for that classic flavor.

A fun way to enjoy all the rich, creamy goodness of eggnog in dessert form, this moist vanilla cake, creamy eggnog pudding filling, and fluffy whipped topping is the perfect sweet treat to share at any holiday gathering.

Easy Christmas Fruit Cake is beautifully moist and rich.

Rum-soaked mixed dried fruit added to dark smooth batter with an orange touch, then topped with a rum icing that contrasts beautifully with added sweetness and color.

Pandoro is a traditional Italian cake known for its airy, light texture and tall, star-shaped design.

Frosted with a limoncello mascarpone and whipped cream mixture between the layers and then decorated with pomegranate seeds and pistachios.

This festive no bake dessert is impressive but oh-so-easy to make in less than 30 minutes!

Eggnog Bundt Cake starts with a cake mix and is spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon for a quick holiday dessert.

Packed with rich eggnog flavor and finished with a simple glaze, it’s perfect for celebrating the holiday season.

You’re going to love these simple yet delicious Chocolate Peppermint Mini Bundt Cakes.

They might just become one of your heirloom Christmas dessert recipes!

Rich and creamy, easy Tiramisu Cake is one of the best desserts you’ll ever have the privilege of devouring.

A showstopping no-bake treat, it’s basically guaranteed to impress your guests.

Beautiful Holiday Spice Cake is rich with heady spices, but light, soft and fluffy in texture.

A thick, glossy cream cheese frosting creates irresistible drips and sugared rosemary and cranberries make it beautifully festive.

A Holiday Pavlova makes an absolutely stunning centerpiece for your dessert table.

It’s a meringue-based cake with a crisp crust and soft, light inside, topped with fruit and whipped cream. As beautiful as it is tasty!

Get ready to elevate your holiday dessert game with this Red Velvet Flan Holiday Cake.

This extraordinary dessert combines the rich allure of red velvet with the creamy luxury of flan, resulting in a show-stopping treat that’s perfect for your holiday gatherings.

Chocolate Ganache Tart is a decadent, show stopping dessert that all your friends and family will adore.

A chocolate tart shell is filled with rich chocolate ganache and topped with optional add-ons. It can even be gluten-free or no-bake if you wish.

If you're tired of baking the same old cakes, this Buttercream Christmas Wreath Cake is for you!

Created with a red velvet cake mix, vanilla frosting, vanilla flavoring, and a few other ingredients – it all mixes together to create an unforgettable holiday cake!

Italian almond cake is simple, delicious, and always ready to impress. It's delightfully tender and topped with sweet toasted almonds for a hint of crunch.

With authentic butter and almond flavors, this classic Italian dessert is perfect for the holidays.

This Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake is moist, decadent, and full of nutty, toasty, caramel flavor, with hints of sea salt to balance the sweetness.

Chocolate Christmas Cake with pocky trees is moist and fudgy with sour cream for an ultra-tender and soft crumb.

This festive chocolate cake is decorated with chocolate Christmas trees for the perfect dessert centerpiece for your holiday!

Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake is made with pecans, sour cream, a delicious vanilla coffee glaze, and sparkly candied cranberries for the perfect showstopping holiday dessert.

Bacardi Rum Cake has been a holiday classic since the 70’s!

Soft, fluffy, and bursting with flavor in every bite, the rum provides a depth of flavor and extreme moistness to the cake.

Chocolate Ricotta Cake is rich, decadent, and holiday-worthy.

It's made with whole milk ricotta and cacao powder, giving the cake a creamy texture with authentic chocolate flavor.

Mini Christmas Cakes have delicious brandy-soaked mixed dried fruit and are topped with a smooth orange icing everyone loves.

They’re a lot quicker to bake than the traditional Christmas cake - out of the oven in just 30 minutes.

This is a simple, delicious Christmas cake recipe, packed with fruit and decorated with a classic covering of marzipan and fondant icing.

It's easy to make, easy to bake, easy to cover and easy to decorate - perfect for the holiday season!

Peppermint Swirl Cake is loaded with your favorite holiday peppermint flavors.

This show-stopping cake is gorgeous enough for a fancy holiday dinner party or easy enough to make with kids for a merry, joyful dessert.

A fusion of warm spices, vibrant cranberries, and rich molasses, this old-fashioned Sourdough Gingerbread Cake with Cranberries is a cozy and festive holiday treat.

The twist is that this recipe uses sourdough discard (or active sourdough starter) to add a bit of tangy depth to the cake.

Red and Green Swirl Cake is so beautiful that you almost don’t want to cut into it!

This stunning vanilla cake has a marshmallow fluff frosting that really takes it over the top.

Brown Sugar Pound Cake is buttery rich, moist, and dense.

It’s unbelievably delicious when drizzled with a milky caramel your family and friends will rave over!

Cranberry Bundt Cake combines the rich, buttery flavor of a traditional pound cake with cranberries and raspberries, infusing it with a balanced sweet and tart flavor that’s divine.

Cranberries are baked right in the top of the cake, giving it a fresh festive pop.

This beautiful Christmas Cake recipe has red, white, and green cake layers topped with fluffy vanilla frosting and cake crumb sprinkles!

It uses boxed cake mixes to help save time during this busy season.

Cardamom Plum Cake is a fluffy, tender, cardamom-scented cake studded and topped with juicy, ripe plums that offer a tart, juicy bite to balance the rich sweetness of the cake.

White Chocolate Cranberry Pound Cake has fresh cranberries, Greek yogurt, and white chocolate making it rich and luscious.

Cranberries give a nice tart flavor that is offset nicely by the sweet eggnog glaze.

Blueberry Gingerbread Cake with Cookie Butter Filling is a game changer!

The combination of flavors is unique - but totally works - and the balance of textures is perfect.

Cranberry Layer Cake is so pretty and delicious!

It features moist vanilla cakes, a homemade cranberry filling, and an ermine buttercream.

Elegant with simple decorations, this cake will be fantastic for the holiday season.

This classic Stollen recipe is an amazingly delicious homemade version of the world famous fruit cake loaded with dried fruit, nuts and spices.

This one will absolutely impress your family and friends!