Southern living christmas cakes

There's nothing more festive than our showstopping Christmas cake recipes. End your holiday meal with one of our beautifully garnished cakes.

Classic cakes for every Southern occasion. With pecan-studded tops, coconut-packed layers, and decadent chocolate frosting, these cakes are ones to master.

FOR CAKE: Beat butter at medium speed with an elecric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add orange zest and vanilla; beat until...

Chocolate citrus cake

These are our best cake recipes to make from scratch. There's nothing wrong with a boxed mix, but when you want to make something special, these homemade cakes are best.

Get the recipe for the cake on the cover of our December 2024 issue. This cake combines layers of brown butter sponge, cranberry-orange filling, and an airy whipped cream frosting.

Whether you dress it up or down, this simple white cake recipe is sure to wow the crowd. Homemade and moist, it's easy to put together with pantry staples from Publix.

Our Redbird Cake recipe is a holiday-inspired twist on Hummingbird cake.

When it comes to Christmas, Grandma knows how important it is to serve up sugar and spice in the form of dessert. Even though dessert is the last course of the holiday menu, it's most likely planned first and thought about most.

If you've never smelled or tasted a freshly baked pan of gingerbread cake, you're missing out on a delicious holiday tradition. Our Old-Fashioned Gingerbread recipe is as easy as stirring up basic pantry ingredients and pouring them into a baking dish, but the payoff is so much more.