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A festive Christmas bundt cake with red, green, and yellow sections, topped with white icing and red, green, and white round sprinkles, sits on a white plate with scattered sprinkles around.

Christmas bundt cake recipe

A festive Christmas Swirl Bundt Cake made with a rich vanilla pound cake base and swirled with red and green batter for a holiday surprise in every slice. Finished with a sweet glaze, this cake is the perfect centerpiece for your Christmas celebration.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas bundt cake, Christmas bundt cake recipe, Festive Bundt Cakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Author momma lew

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

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
  3. In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
  4. Add in vanilla and then eggs one at a time.
  5. Blend in milk.
  6. Add in the flour half at a time and mix until well blended.
  7. Divide batter into 3 separate bowls, with 1/3 going into each bowl.
  8. Add gel food coloring to 2 of the bowls: green and red.
  9. Spray a bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  10. 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.
  11. Bake for 45-50 minutes and toothpick test comes out clean.
  12. Cool completely to room temperature on a cooling rack
  13. Top with a frosting or glaze and sprinkles, if desired.

Recipe Notes

Wrap the cake tightly or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days.