Festive Christmas Bundt Cake Recipe
A Christmas Bundt Cake is more than just a dessert—it’s a centerpiece that brings holiday magic straight to your table.
This Christmas dessert is a show-stopping treat that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.
Learn how to create a cake that dazzles guests, tastes incredible, and makes your holiday baking stress-free.
Bundt cakes are the perfect holiday dessert: elegant without being fussy, rich without being overwhelming, and versatile enough to fit any flavor theme.
Whether you’re dressing it up with festive glazes, swirls of seasonal colors, or classic holiday spices, this cake is guaranteed to wow your family and friends.
How to Make a Christmas Swirl Bundt Cake
- Start with a rich vanilla pound cake batter and divide it into three bowls.
- Leave one portion plain, then tint the other two with red and green gel food coloring.
- Layer the batters by alternating spoonfuls into a greased Bundt pan, giving the pan a gentle turn as you go to create that classic holiday swirl.
- Bake at 350°F for 45–50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake is golden.
- Let the cake rest in the pan for at least 15 minutes before inverting to keep its shape intact.
- For the finishing touch, drizzle on a sweet vanilla glaze and scatter red, green, and white sprinkles over the glaze while it’s still wet.
Yes! Bake the cake a day in advance, keep it covered at room temperature, and frost or glaze it just before serving.
Use a baking spray with flour, or brush softened butter into every crevice of the pan, then dust lightly with flour.
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If you love this festive swirl cake, be sure to check out these great ideas too for even more holiday baking inspiration!
- Christmas Bundt Cake Recipes are perfect for creating show-stopping desserts that double as a centerpiece for your holiday table.
- Mini Bundt Cake Recipes are a fun way to serve individual treats that look just as impressive as a full-sized cake.
- Christmas Cake Recipes bring the warmth of the season to life with flavors and designs that make every celebration feel extra special.
- Don’t forget to grab your Christmas Baking Planner to make holiday baking easier, more organized, and a whole lot more fun!
Christmas bundt cake recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- green food coloring & red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
- In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add in vanilla and then eggs one at a time.
- Blend in milk.
- Add in the flour half at a time and mix until well blended.
- Divide batter into 3 separate bowls, with 1/3 going into each bowl.
- Add gel food coloring to 2 of the bowls: green and red.
- Spray a bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Spoon batter into the prepared bundt pan my dropping spoonfuls of alternating colors of batter around the pan until all the batter has been used.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes and toothpick test comes out clean.
- Cool completely to room temperature on a cooling rack
- Top with a frosting or glaze and sprinkles, if desired.
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