Christmas Celebrations

25 Best Cake Designs for Christmas 2023

Christmas season is all about shopping, family, happiness and lots of yummy food. A Christmas dinner is never complete with well, a Christmas Cake. We are here with a compilation of 25 Christmas cakes you can try out this season. We are sure these beautiful cakes will the super-hit of your Holiday Dinner bash.  Pick your favorite Cake Designs for Christmas.

#1 Vanilla flavoured cake with Milk Chocolate snowflakes

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Snow always reminds us of Winters and Christmas. Also, Vanilla is a mild and mellow flavour which is liked by all.

A plain Vanilla Cake decorated with Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate snowflakes is a good choice as your Christmas cake.

#2 Light Chocolate cake decorated like a Reindeer

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If there are not many fans of Chocolate truffle cakes in you family, you can always go for light chocolate frosting on your cake. Decorate with a cute Cherry as the nose.

Eyes can be made in dark chocolate chips. Add Pretzels or Chocolate cut outs as the horns of the Reindeer.

#3 Snowflake Cupcake Cake

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You can combine cupcakes to create a full fledged cake. However, this needs to be handled delicately.

To integrate these cakes, use a light coloured frosting.

You can then use White frosting to create snowflakes on individual cup cakes.

#4 The cupcake Santa Cake

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Differently coloured cupcakes can be used to create the face of Santa Claus.

Alternatively, create a basic shape of Santa’s face and decorate with the required coloured frostings.

Eyes can be made with dark chocolate paste and either strawberry jam of sliced Strawberries for the lips.

#5  Christmas wreath cupcake cake

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Create two concentric circles using cupcakes.Use Green coloured frosting to bring uniformity to the design.

Various props like candy canes, fondant flowers,sugar coated peanuts or cake sprinkles can be used to beautify your cake

#6 Chocolate Fondant Cake

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A double tier cake in chocolate flavour can be covered with Chocolate and Vanilla flavoured fondant.

Such an idea can be used to create the effect of a textured roof and snowfall covering the Chimney.

Use a blunt butter knife to create the bricks and to cut the fondant in the desired shape.

A small Santa figurine trying to push through the chimney looks really adorable.

#7 Pull apart Christmas tree cake

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Use cupcakes to create a basic triangle shape. This triangle represents your Christmas tree.

One of two cupcakes can be used to create the trunk of the tree depending upon the width of your cake.

Use forest Green coloured frosting to integrate your cake.

Decorate with candies, sugar coated peanuts, fondant cut outs and cake sprinkles.

You can also use fruits like cherries, Strawberries, Blueberries for decoration

#8 Plain Pineapple frosting cake decorated with mini Christmas trees

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Who says that Christmas cakes have to be only Red, White and Green?

These days markets are flooded with lots of brightly coloured, delightful props to decorate your cakes.

Around the time of Christmas, you can easily get Christmas tree decorations for your cakes.

Use a lots of them to make your cake look vibrantly beautiful.

This tasty dessert will reinforce the Christmas, Snowy wonderland theme.

#9 Red Velvet Cake decorated with frosting

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The Red velvet cake in two or three tiers can be decorated with the help of White coloured, Pineapple flavored frosting.

You can also use Dark Chocolate to create Santa Claus’ belt.

#10 Vanilla cake decorated with shredded chocolate

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Vanilla cake can be decorated all over with the help of White Chocolate shavings and Fondant made

Holly and Ivy leaves,Small Christmas trees or Reindeer figurines add beauty for the eyes and a treat to your taste buds.

#11 Snowman Cake

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Any flavour of cake can be covered all over with a mildly sweet fondant and edible Silver balls.

Use snowman figurines or edible cake pops covered in White frosting to decorate your cake.

#12 Triple tier Snowman Vanilla Cake

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Two smaller tiers on top of a base tier can be used to create a Snowman cake.

You can cover up with Vanilla or Pineapple flavoured frosting.

Use dark Chocolate to create the snowman’s eyes, smile and buttons.

Coloured fondant can be used to cover up the topmost tier to resemble the snowman’s cap and muffler.

Use a baby Carrot to create the nose.

#13 Vanilla or Butterscotch flavoured cake decorated with Christmas goodies

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Cover the cake with Butterscotch flavoured frosting.The top can be decorated with molten, dark chocolate.

The Chocolate creates a beautiful dripping effect.

Variously coloured Candies, Chocolate chips, Gingerman shaped cookies, cake sprinkles can be used to decorate the cake.

#14 Christmas Candy Cane Cake

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Beautify any simple looking cake by using Candy canes on the Circumference.

A coloured, Satin ribbon can be used to tie the candy canes together.

Use gems to fill up the top.

#15 Chocolate chip cake with Vanilla fondant

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A simple Chocolate chip cake can be covered with Chocolate fondant.

Cherries, Strawberries, Blueberries, dry fruits and sprinkles can be used to decorate the Cake.

#16 The Winking Reindeer Cake

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Any Simple cake can be covered with fondant with a naughty, wobbly eyes Reindeer on it.

The colour combination is entirely your preference.

Use a Cherry for the bright Red Nose. The rest of the features can be made from fondant.

Serve in style on a classy Serving tray.

#17 Double flavoured Chocolate-Vanilla Cake

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What about a double delight for your taste buds this Christmas?

A half Vanilla and half chocolate frosting and layers to decorate your cake would be awesome.

You can always decorate with Chocolate chips or draw with molten Chocolate.

#18 Elegant Christmas Cake

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Any cake flavour of your choice can be covered in White Fondant. No marks for guessing that the White represents Snow. White Milk Chocolate has been used to create the Christmas tree here.

For beautifying the Cake, edible metallic colours or Gems or even sugar coated, coloured candies can be used.

#19 Double Tier Christmas gifts cake

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A generous use of the colours of Christmas, that is, White and Red makes this Christmas cake so special.

Fondant gives a really neat appearance to cakes and lots of possibilities to play around with designs.

Decorate with polka dots, Holly and Ivy and lace made out of fondant.

#20 Christmas cake with Strawberry Santa

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A Pineapple cake can be decorated with White coloured, mildly sweet frosting.

Decorate the Cake with Strawberries that have made into mini Santa.

Making Strawberry Santa Clauses is really easy.

Simply slice the Strawberry in two halves, horizontally.

Fill in the gap with Thick Whipped Cream.

Use a small piping bag with Chocolate to draw the eyes and lips of your mini Santa.

You can as many of these Strawberries to decorate your cake.

#21  Gingerbread house cake

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You can get really creative by topping any simple looking cake with a Gingerbread house.

This cake looks very simple yet very impressive.

Use generous frosting to represent the Snow.

The flavour of cake and frosting are totally upto you.

You can use Chocolate shavings, candies, gums of M&Ms or crushed Almonds to sprinkle all over.

#22 Walnut cake decorated with Berries

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You have to agree with me that Walnut cakes taste amazing.

Let your friends and family relish the treat by enjoying a Walnut cake covered with tasty White frosting and lots of frozen, Sugared Berries.

We are more inclined towards Cranberries as December is Cranberry season.

Refreshing berries are the perfect companion for this rich Walnut cake during Christmas festivities.

#23 Candy Canes on the top of Cake

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Have some fun with White cake by covering it up with Crushed Peppermints and candy canes.

It is a treat to the eyes as well as your taste buds.

This delicious cake delivers the best of both worlds it is Sweet yet zesty.

#24 Chocolate Peppermint cake for Christmas

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Peppermints and Chocolate both taste amazing.

When both of these flavours are combined, the result is something out of this world.

So, decorate your Chocolate cake with a beautifully coloured frosting and add some peppermint kiss candies to decorate the top.

Before serving, you can pass out the Peppermint kisses to the kids to enjoy before having the actual cake.

#25 A delightful Ferrero Rocher cake

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Ferrero Rochers are loved by one and all.

Imagine how yummy they would taste when you put dozens of them on the top of your cake.

You can always cover the top with Nutella, Ganache or frosting.

This decadent cake is perfect for every Chocolate lover, out there.

So, with our compilation of these incredible Christmas cakes, you can take delicious to the next level. Some of these holiday cakes burst with fruity flavour while others are wonderfully crunchy. Not to mention, these look very tempting to the eyes.Try out and share how your guests like there.