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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Gingersnap Pumpkin Cake

15 reviews

It just so happened that on the first day that really felt like fall, we were getting together with friends. I had to make this pumpkin cake. —Koni Brewer, Fort Worth, Texas

Rum-Glazed Pumpkin Cake

13 reviews

For years, my co-workers were taste testers as I worked on a recipe for pumpkin cake. This version wins, hands...


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Rainbow Cake with Clouds

7 reviews

Some cakes stand on their own without icing. For this bright Rainbow Cake, use a little whipped cream to make...


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Holiday Gift Cake

More than 25 years ago, to remind my two young children of the real meaning of the season, I decided...


Banana-Nut Bundt Cake

4 reviews

Each slice of this cake has a temptingly tropical twist. If you'd like, sprinkle confectioners' sugar over the top. —June...

Contest-Winning Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

7 reviews

Since this moist cake keeps so well, you can make it the day before serving. It freezes beautifully, too. Flavored...


Pina Colada Tube Cake

14 reviews

We named this a “pina colada” cake because it has coconut, pineapple and rum. It’s a soothing finish at the...


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Jack-o’-Lantern Cake

4 reviews

I pieced two fluted tube pan cakes together to make this gap-toothed grinner that will make the best-ever centerpiece at...


Caramel Apple Cake

60 reviews

When I go to potlucks, family gatherings or on hunting and fishing trips with my husband and son, this cake...


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Buttermilk Cake with Caramel Icing

51 reviews

This fabulous cake and caramel frosting are so tender, it melts in your mouth. It's been a family favorite since...


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Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

This is a fantastic way to perk up boxed cake mix. The whole family will love the chocolaty results, and...


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...


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Mini Pumpkin Cakes

3 reviews

I saw these cute cakes at a local grocery store and decided to make my own version at home. They’re...

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Pumpkin Bundt Cake

77 reviews

This pumpkin bundt cake recipe is perfect for fall. As it bakes, the aroma fills the house with a spicy...


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Pistachio Pudding Cake

76 reviews

Everyone who's ever tried this moist, one-of-a-kind pistachio pudding cake can't believe it uses a mix. The dessert is perfect...


Streuseled Zucchini Bundt Cake

12 reviews

Inspired by an abundance of zucchini, I found a new way to use it up in this spiced and lightly...


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...


Citrus-Raspberry Coffee Cake

4 reviews

Orange and lemon beautifully complement the raspberry flavor in this dense cake. Add a dusting of confectioners’ sugar for a...


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...


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...


Lemon Bundt Cake

7 reviews

Convenient lemon cake and pudding mixes hurry along this moist glazed cake shared by Ann Anderson of Andrews, North Carolina.


Glazed Gingerbread Cake

7 reviews

This is a favorite dessert during the holidays and at special occasions. I’ve tried creating a glaze of some sort...

Apple Spice Tube Cake

5 reviews

This applesauce bundt cake is perfect for the autumn season. Not too sweet and not too heavy, the moist bundt...


Georgia Pecan Cake

1 review

This recipe came from my mother and has always been a hit with our family. One taste and you'll see...


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Double Chocolate Bundt Cakes

2 reviews

Chocolate lovers will delight in this moist rich cake that's easy to prepare using handy mixes and canned frosting. "I...


Pound Cake Ring

2 reviews

"I use half of the batter from this recipe to bake an old-fashioned-tasting pound cake sprinkled with powdered sugar," writes...


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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...


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Hawaiian Surprise Cake

Rhonda Pryor-Houk of Louisville, Kentucky created this charming cake after coming across a recipe for orange cake in a mystery...