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What Are You Having For Dessert This Holiday Season?

If you like the fruits and spices of winter and autumn, this Pear Spice Cake is a good dessert to put on your menu.

It will fit in nicely with any holiday meal but is straightforward enough a recipe that you’ll have little trouble baking it anytime you like. I certainly can’t wait for the holidays to make this cake again! I’ve been known to bake this at least every other month. My husband always teases me by saying: “I see, it’s Christmas again!” And I guess it kind of is, because a slice of this amazing cake sure feels like Santa just came over!

I do like the spices of fall and winter, but sometimes, I do get a bit overloaded on apple- or pumpkin-based recipes. If you are like me and enjoy ginger, cinnamon, and even the occasional bit of nutmeg, but you are looking for something a bit different for a base, you really ought to try this pear spice cake!

Recipe and photo courtesy of One Lovely Life

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Quick tip: This cake is super delish even without the icing!

This Chocolate Wacky Cake recipe may be, well, a bit wacky, but you’ll love how it turns out (and how easy and quick it is to make)! It also comes with a simple but very delicious chocolate icing.

I have to admit, when I saw the ingredient list, with vinegar and without any eggs (and without butter in the cake itself), I was a bit skeptical. And just 20 minutes to bake–crazy, right? Well, I’m still not 100% sure HOW it works, but it does work beautifully.

Recipe and photo courtesy of AllRecipes.com

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This Apple Cinnamon Upside Down Cake is great for special occasions, particularly holiday meals, but it’s a straightforward enough recipe to make for a weekend family treat.

Weather cooling off means that I have started thinking about desserts with apples or pears and generous amounts of cinnamon. A lot of people automatically go for the apple pie option, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but that apple cinnamon flavor works wonderfully well in a cake, too!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Martha Stewart

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This Cake Is Crazy – Like a Fox

This Crazy Banana Cake may be a bit out of the ordinary, but this originality pays off nicely – and you certainly don’t have to be a pro-level baker to put it all together! It’s a great idea for family gatherings and potlucks alike.

I do like to be a bit adventurous in my cooking and baking, but I have to admit, when I looked at the directions, I was a bit skeptical. This was the first time ever I had heard of such a way to bake a cake, and when I asked my friends, they hadn’t tried anything like this, either. I am glad that I took the plunge, though. This banana cake is delicious!

I’m pretty sure it’s these directions exactly that make this cake so wonderfully moist and soft! To make it even more perfect, there’s the icing… I could eat that thing with a spoon! Still, this cake is incredibly delightful even if you’re serving it as is, without the icing.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Happy Hooligans

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Quick Tip: Make sure to liberally coat your pan with Pam cooking spray to avoid sticking.

If you are looking for a side dish that is simple, healthy, delicious, and quick to put together, this recipe is just what you are looking for.

Ready in under an hour, this recipe serves up to four and is a healthy alternative to greasy and fatty side dishes.  These keep very well, so you may want to double down on the recipe for a little extra.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Naturally Ella

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This Cake Really Is a Dream!

This Vanilla Dream Cake is sure to be a winner at any gathering. A little assembly is required, but with prep, baking, and assembly time all adding up to about an hour and a half, it’s not super-complicated and not any all-day labor of love.

I love a good chocolate-based dessert now and then, but I must confess that I love a rich vanilla flavor as much as I love chocolate. I don’t know if that puts me in a minority or if I am just not that picky about what flavors that I will try, but I don’t believe that a vanilla-based recipe has to be boring. Done right, vanilla actually can be rather exciting. This vanilla dream cake really lives up to its name!

My husband is not a fan of cakes (I know, there’s something profoundly wrong with him…) but this cake here is an exception. I swear he could eat half of it in one go – and the other half a couple of hours later! This is definitely a cake that will please even the pickiest of cake eaters!

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Novice Chef

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Quick tip: Decorate the cake with colorful streusel!

This Homemade Rum Cake is perhaps best suited to holiday gatherings, but it is a straightforward enough recipe that you can make it most any time that you like. It takes about an hour to prep and bake and makes about 10 servings.

Even if you aren’t a drinker, you have to appreciate the depth of flavor that certain spirits can give a dessert. (I remember the whisky sauce that my great-grandmother put over bread pudding–that was to die for!) I love the rich molasses flavor that the dark rum gives to this cake.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Always Order Dessert

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