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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Gingerbread with Fig-Walnut Sauce

I experimented with aniseed this past holiday season and fell in love with the licorice flavor. It really enhances the gingerbread spices and fig sauce in this extraordinary cake. —Shelly Bevington-Fisher, Hermiston, Oregon

Rawhide’s Whiskey Cake

7 reviews

For several years, our neighbor gave us a moist, whiskey-flavored cake. I’ve tweaked the recipe, and now my friends want...


Caramel Apple Coffee Cake with Walnuts

2 reviews

I created this recipe after a trip to an orchard with my family. This moist cake is full of hearty...


Pistachio Cake with Walnuts

20 reviews

It didn't take long for this cake from the 1970s to become the favorite birthday cake of my husband, Joe....


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Raisin-Nut Chocolate Cake

"My husband asks for this yummy cake every year for his birthday," writes Carol Clarke of Orem, Utah. Chock-full of...

Black Walnut Coconut Cake

7 reviews

I’ve been making cakes for over 60 years, and this is one of my favorites. I’m often asked to bring...


Ginger-Walnut Tube Cake

1 review

My husband, Ken, loves this tube cake with its bits of crystallized ginger. Feel free to drizzle it with a...

Banana Nut Cake

9 reviews

I'm a pastor's wife, and it's so good to have something to serve when friends drop in unexpectedly. Because this...


Spiced Apple Cake with Caramel Icing

1 review

Easy to prepare and popular with my friends and family, this apple cake is one of my all-time favorite autumn...