Holiday Recipes

This recipe has been adapted several times along the way, but is a good standard for holiday cakes or even as a syrup over special waffles or pancakes. Dress your up your homemade cakes with a...

A wonderful French/ German Christmas Dessert Tradition!

Traditional English Christmas cakes are decorated with Royal Icing (frosting) Follow the instructions to make this delicious finish to your cake.

An English Christmas Cake is traditionally coated with marzipan before icing. Learn how to make this confection in a few easy steps.

A traditional English Christmas Cake is fruit cake wrapped in a layer of marzipan and coated with royal icing. Here is how we do at home in England.

This is a cake I think everybody will love.

Checking in my local supermarket in North Philadelphia tonight, it looks like the big Thanksgiving dessert item this year will not be pumpkin pie but pudding cake. Pudding cakes of every...

This recipe for a delicious marzipan cake is the perfect symphony of marzipan and chocolate. The cake is rich and decadent and makes you want to eat a second piece before you have finished the...

There is an specific place in the Philippines that the speciality of the people, especially the Bakers that work in the Bakery bakes up an Sumptious cake known as the "Macapuno Chiffon...

My German grandma used to make this traditional German walnut cake with walnuts from the tree in our backyard. It is very rich and has a special, delicious flavor that comes from adding red wine...

Black Forest Cake is one of the greatest, and most decadent desserts ever. The Chocolate Cake, topped with Cherries and Vanilla Fluff Icing is a favorite everywhere. Here is an easy recipe for...

While doing my normal Sunday Afternoon coupon Clipping, I ran across a Duncan Hines coupon with a picture of a cake on it. It was a Halloween cake, made to delight children or adults, and quite...

Valentines Day is special whether you are young or old or in love or not. Valentines Day can be special for everyone. Here are some ideas I have used through the years to make the day fun and...

Many favorite holiday memories are centered around food. For some Christian families, the Easter season wouldn't be complete without the baking of a lamb cake. Lamb cakes symbolize the sacrifice...

Autumn is time for spice cake, one of my very favorite things! This is a fantastic recipe for chocolate chip spice bundt cake with cream cheese glaze.

Making a Halloween Bat Cake is so simple to do. Using a regular cake pan and an oven proof custard cup will make the body. It's the assembly that makes it look like a bat, and it's so much fun for...

An Easter basket is a popular symbol of this spring holiday and creating a candy-filled basket in cake form is a simple and fun way to make an Easter cake. A basic layer cake that is not overly...

This article will provide a 3rd generation recipe for a traditional honey cake, perfect for Rosh Hashanah.

Irish seed cake, traditionally made with caraway seeds, is a popular Christmas treat. Small seed cakes are made for each person in the family, or one large seed cake is made to be shared and is...

Nutella is a very popular chocolate spread in Europe. When living in Germany, I learned how to make a cake with Nutella. This is the recipe, which will make your kids beg for more. If you like...

The Fourth of July is a fun time to get together with family and friends. Many families celebrate America's independence by grilling hamburgers and hot dogs in the back yard. A special Fourth of...

This is a fruit cake my grandmother made. It is absolutely wonderful unlike any fruit cake you have had before.

A buche de noel, or Christmas log cake, is always a dessert that gets oohs and aahs from family and friends. Basically, this is a flourless chocolate cake. The trick is in the decorating.

A watermelon theme can add a fruity and fun twist to a birthday party, especially in the summertime. Watermelons are a relatively simple design for cake decorating, so look beyond the standard...

Easy way to bake the best pineapple upside down cake.

If someone is having a first Communion, then you have to a Communion cake for this special occasion. There are many different ideas you could use for the cake, but the central point is to stress...

Anything with red, white and blue is going to be a hit for the fourth of July. Decorating a standard 9X12 cake the easy way is a win win situation for anybody. It's a clever centerpiece for your...

A quick 4th of July party dessert idea for a BBQ or picnic. You can make this dessert for a potluck too. Use different fruits if you like to make this dessert for another occasion.

The key to a cool Halloween party lies in creating the right atmosphere. You need all the trimmings, from dangling spiders to cobwebs and jack-o'-lanterns. But one thing that you might add that's...

Sugar Cookies can be made in all shapes, sizes, and colors and for every holiday or special occasion imaginable. This sugar cookie recipe is so easy and fun for the entire family. Plus it does...

This recipe is a great alternative to pumpkin pie for the fall or anytime. Take this to the next fall event to stand out from the crowd. How many times have you took a pumpkin pie to a...

Are you not the best cook, but you want to make a fun 4th of July dessert? A flag cake is easy, festive, and it serves lots of people. If you don't have a lot of time or you're just looking for...

This red, white and blue trifle is perfect as a dessert for Memorial Day or Fourth of July cookouts. It's so quick and simple even the kids can put it together. It travels well and is big enough...

I call this an "Old World" dessert because it originates from my grandmother, who is Hungarian or possibly from my grandfather who is German, and also because it is at least 100 years...

Mainly served at Christmas, the fruit cake is one of the most maligned desserts. Fruit cake tossing competitions and comparisons to bricks have done nothing for the image of these cakes. If you...

This chocolate cake recipe tastes far too delicious to be Kosher for Passover. There's nothing worse than Passover cake that tastes like a bad imitation of real cake. Fear not! This chocolate...

A great way to celebrate the 4th of July is with this wonderful Liberty Bell Cake. Everyone will enjoy this fun cake. This would also be a great cake for a Memorial Day or Labor Day celebration....

A super easy green Leprechaun's Hat cake for St. Patrick's day. This cute and clever Leprechaun's Hat cup cake design will impress your friends, family and co-workers. If you can bake cupcakes and...

Halvas is a very sweet cake eaten at Easter in Greece. It should be served in very small quantities and served with black coffee and a glass of water.

If your child's birthday falls on or near St. Patrick’s Day, or you want to give your wee engineer the best St. Patty’s Day party ever, without the $35 outlay for a train-cake pan, this...

We love cake at our house and especially Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting! Pumpkin Cake is perfect for Thanksgiving Dessert and Halloween Parties, too. But, since these ingredients are...

Fourth of July is the best day to feel patriotic and be proud to be an American. This is a great day to show off that patriotism by creating beautiful desserts that fit perfectly into you Fourth...

Towel cakes are popular and inexpensive shower centerpieces and are simple to make. Not only are they interesting decor for a shower table, they are made up of useful gifts that the bride-to-be...

Creating your own Christmas cake with icing designs can be fun. You can use icing to create gift cakes, holiday flower cakes and tiered cupcake arrangements. Using icing to decorate cakes is an...

With all the eating that goes on during the holidays it is a good idea to keep in mind the calories you are taking into your body. We can't be too cautious when it comes to the food we are...

Black Forest cupcakes is a shortcut version of Black Forest cake, with all the same ingredients. The assembly time is much faster & the results are pretty terrific. An easy,fast,chocolate...

Ahh,turtles!Yummy,right?I mean who can say that they do not these wonderful candies.So with turtle candy in mind,imagine turtle cake!This has got to be my most favorite snack of all time!It is...

This is a great cake for Christmas. It looks very nice sitting on a buffet table or in the middle of a dessert table. I have also sent it to school for a Christmas party.

I am a Personal Chef and Caterer in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. We have a large Mexican and Hispanic population here; so I'm always looking for ways to spice up a meal. This White...

Everyone is familiar with Fruitcake for Christmas but it seems like most people don't seem to like the way it tastes. Years ago, my grandmother edited the fruitcake recipe she had and got rid of...