Christmas Cake Recipes
Rich cheesecakes, old-fashioned fruitcakes, gingerbread, and red velvet cake. Get recipes and tips for the most festive Christmas cakes.
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Ultimate Cranberry Pudding Cake
"This is absolutely a keeper! I made this for a Christmas party. This was so, so quick and easy to make. Everyone loved it!" – Petuna
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Buche de Noel
"This is so worth the work! Very impressive, and tastes just magical!" – Cookingforhubby
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Deep South Eggnog Cake
"My new favorite Christmas dessert! This was wonderful." – Doughgirl8
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Chef John's Gingerbread with Lemon Glaze
"Made this for Christmas. Huge hit!" – Marti
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Christmas Fruitcake
It's a shame that fruitcake as a species gets such a bad rap. With its two key ingredients--rum and butter--it ought to be a hit. This recipe includes dried cherries, mango, cranberries, and currants soaked in rum overnight (a week or a month or more is even better). After it's baked, it ages in cheesecloth with additional splashes of rum. Let it ripen for 10 weeks for best flavor.
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By Karen Uffelman
Christmas Cake
This cake is a rich, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful at Christmas. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. This recipe is started in October or November so as to let it mellow before the holidays. I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. I wish that I had that old crock.
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By Carol
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Golden Rum Cake
My family requests this rummy Bundt cake from me at all our get-togethers. The butter rum glaze makes it special. An easy way to glaze your cake is to pour half of the glaze into Bundt pan, reinsert cake, then pour the rest of glaze over the bottom of the cake. Let absorb well then invert back onto platter.
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By Jackie Smith