Holidays & Events

It’s time to celebrate! Get inspired to go above-and-beyond with our special recipes for holidays and events that take you from appetizers to dessert.

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Homemade Confetti Cake

12 reviews

This is a moist and fluffy vanilla cake with lots of sprinkles and a whipped vanilla buttercream. It's almost impossible not to feel happy when you see the fun pop of rainbow confetti! —Courtney Rich, Highland, UT

Apple Cake for Passover

Adding a dollop of whipped cream is a sweet addition to this Passover apple cake! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen,...


Cola Cake with Strawberries & Cream

6 reviews

We Southerners have been eating cola cake for decades. This easy version has strawberries, too. Chill it in the fridge...


Billie’s Southern Sweet Potato Cake

12 reviews

I made sweet potato cakes for my kids when they were younger and they told me in their little voices,...


Mississippi Mud Cake

15 reviews

This cake features a fudgy brownielike base topped with marshmallow creme and a nutty frosting. Serve big slices with glasses...

Treasure Chest Birthday Cake

6 reviews

Swashbucklers of all ages were eager to seize a chocolaty piece of this birthday cake, although some guests thought it...


Peanut Bars

4 reviews

With peanut butter in both the batter and frosting, plus chopped nuts sprinkled on top, these treats have triple the...

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

8 reviews

"My 12 children, 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren always request this cake for their birthdays," says Imogene Koepnick of Delavan,...


Mayonnaise Chocolate Cake

9 reviews

This old-fashioned dessert often ends the meal at my home. My aunt has made this moist, rich sheet cake for...


Pudding-Filled Devil’s Food Cake

10 reviews

My grandmother gave me the recipe for her famous homemade chocolate cake. I remember she often had it when we...


Tres Leches Cake

8 reviews

Finish off a fiesta with a piece of this moist and refreshing cake from Anna Yeatts of Pinehurst, North Carolina....

Easy Black Forest Torte

13 reviews

This dessert couldn't be simpler—all you need is a boxed cake mix. pie filling, miniature marshmallows and whipped topping. This...


Strawberry-Rhubarb Flip Cake

1 review

My friend Dave always brought two strawberry rhubarb cakes to work to celebrate his birthday. He’d use up rhubarb growing...


Homemade Chocolate Cake

43 reviews

A rich chocolate frosting is the flavorful finishing touch to this moist from-scratch cake that's mixed in one bowl. It...


Mrs. Thompson’s Carrot Cake

23 reviews

I received this recipe from the mother of a patient I cared for back in 1972 in St. Paul, Minnesota....


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Blueberry-Lemon Upside-Down Cake

8 reviews

I was young when I married, so I watched my mother-in-law to learn baking. This cake with fresh blueberries is...

Banana Snack Cake

21 reviews

"I often make this moist banana cake for birthday days," remarks Dawn Fagerstrom from Warren, Minnesota. "The recipe is good...


Classic Carrot Cake

72 reviews

I entered this yummy, moist cake in a Colorado Outfitters Association dessert contest. My carrot cake with pineapple earned first...


Fudge-Filled Vanilla Cake

For my husband’s birthday cake, I used white chocolate pudding mix as part of the cake’s topping. Guests rated this...


Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

16 reviews

Meet the Cook: In our chocolate-loving house, this cake disappears very quickly! My husband and I have a 6-month-old son....


German Chocolate Birthday Cake

10 reviews

This moist, flavorful cake was the traditional birthday cake at our house when I was growing up. Everyone requested it....


Peanut Crunch Cake

8 reviews

"Here's a recipe that dresses up a plain old box cake mix," says Sue Smith of Norwalk, Connecticut. "Peanut butter...


Coconut Cream Cake

8 reviews

Have the urge to splurge? Try Deborah Protzman's moist and mouthwatering cake. "No one who's ever eaten a piece can...


Apple Walnut Cake

13 reviews

This moist apple walnut cake is perfect for brunch. It gets its appeal from big chunks of sweet apples, nutty...


Coconut Cream Yummy Cake

28 reviews

"I found this recipe as a kid in one of my mother's cookbooks. I didn't make it until I was...

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Best-Ever Chocolate Cake

33 reviews

You can't miss with this delightful old-fashioned dessert. It's truly the best ever chocolate cake! It is moist and chocolaty,...


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CokeCola Cake

71 reviews

We live in Coca-Cola country, where everyone loves a chocolaty, moist sheet cake made with the iconic soft drink. Our...


Toffee Poke Cake

70 reviews

This toffee poke cake recipe is a favorite among my family and friends. I love making it because it is...