45 Easy Christmas Cake Recipes For Your Holiday Dessert Table

For many people, the anticipation that comes with Christmas can't be beat — and that includes the anticipation that comes with looking forward to Christmas dinner. Though the holiday season can be hectic and stressful, knowing that the month of December will end with a dinner table full of Christmas recipes that have been passed down for generations makes everything worth it. Even the newer, more creative Christmas recipes can be exciting. Of course, the main meaning behind Christmas isn't the festive Christmas appetizers on the menu or the holiday cocktails that will be consumed as Elf plays in the background — but they certainly don't hurt.

Though the dessert portion of Christmas dinner may traditionally be cookies (gingerbread, anyone?), it's worth exploring how you can add a delicious and festive Christmas cake to the mix, too. Cakes just feel worthy of a special occasion, and what could be more special than Christmas? The best part of baking a cake for everyone to enjoy is not only that it feels like a treat, but also that you don't have to lean too heavily on Christmas-y flavors like peppermint and cocoa if you don't want to. Most traditional cake recipes can be made festive with some colorful toppings of red and green fruit, or some colorful icing. Here are 45 Christmas cake recipes to spark your creativity.