Molasses Spice Cake
Fall doesn't have to mean apples and cinnamon. Instead, top off a molasses spice cake with blueberries and lemon zest.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 18 mins to 20 mins 350°F
Cool: 10 mins
Marbleous Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake with Salted Caramel Glaze
Sweet, salty, gooey, melt-in-your-mouth?we could go on about this stunning (and simple) marble cake. Peanut-butter-infused batter and caramel glaze are sure to please at any fall event.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Stand: 30 mins
Bake: 40 mins 350°
Ginger-Orange Cheesecake
This showstopping, citrus-infused cheesecake sets in your slow cooker . Top it with blood oranges for a beautiful, seasonal treat.
Makes: 10 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Slow Cook: 2 1/2 hours
Chill: 4 hrs to 24 hrs
White Chocolate Layer Cake with Cranberry Filling
Rich white chocolate is just the right match for tart cranberries . Other fall flavors like cinnamon, cloves, and ginger create a sweet-and-spicy bite.
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Chill: 2 hrs
Bake: 30 mins 350°F
Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce
Looking for a new family favorite? Drizzle buttery caramel sauce over a classic fall cake made with cinnamon, walnuts, and apples, and you have a dessert that's impossible to resist.
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 35 mins
Cool: 45 mins
Bake: 45 mins 350°
Clementine Chess Pie
Clementines are a gorgeous fruit to feature during fall . This pie is filled with their sweet citrus flavor, and making it is a great excuse to try two techniques?making a shortbread crust and candying clementines.
Makes: 10 servings
Prep: 1 hr
Chill: 1 hr 5 mins
Bake: 55 mins 350°
Graham Cracker Cake
Serve graham crackers the grown-up way: in a moist cake with cream filling. Frost with simple seven-minute frosting for the perfect back-to-school treat.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 20 mins 350°
Chill: 4 hrs (filling)
How to Decorate a Cake with Frosting
Your favorite part of the night? Getting asked which bakery your cake came from. Impress with these homemade decorating tips.
Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake
No frosting necessary?just invert this cake to reveal the beautiful fall colors of caramel, apples, and cranberries.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 35 mins
Cook: 8 mins
Bake: 30 mins 350°F
Triple-Chocolate Mocha Cake
Dessert can't go wrong with an easy-to-make cake recipe that features the chocolate trifecta: white, milk, and dark.
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 50 mins 325°F
Cool: 15 mins
Pumpkin-Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Pecans
Sour cream softens this pumpkin coffee cake, and sweet pecan streusel adds crunch. It's the perfect cake for a Sunday brunch or whenever you want a sweet treat.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Cool: 10 mins
Bake: 1 hr 325°F
Gingered Blackberry Cake with Cashew Cream
This comforting cake will warm you up with the lightly sweet flavors of blackberries and ginger . Cashew-infused cream is the ideal salty-but-sweet topper.
Makes: 16 servings
Prep: 35 mins
Soak: 6 hrs (cashew cream)
Stand: 30 mins
Sweet Potato Cheesecake in a Gingersnap Crust
This cross between sweet potato pie and cheesecake makes an ideal fall dessert. The buttery gingersnap crust bakes up from two ingredients: butter and gingersnap cookies .
Makes: 16 servings
Chill: several hours
Cool: 5 mins
Bake: 20 mins to 30 mins 250°F
Three-Nut Upside-Down Cake
Caramelized pecans, walnuts, and macadamia nuts make a delicious topper for this decadent fall cake recipe.
Makes: 9 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 40 mins 350°F
Stand: 10 mins
Gingerbread Roulade with Dulce de Leche Cream Filling
Fluffy caramel cream is at the center of these spiral treats. Rolling the cake in a towel as it cools allows the cake to "learn" its curve before slathering it with the fluffy cream.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Chill: 2 hrs
Bake: 12 mins 350°F
Apple-Date Cake
Timeless fall flavors come together in this delightfully low-calorie cake recipe. Use tart baking apples like Granny Smith for the best flavor and texture.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 25 mins 350°F
Fresh Ginger Cheesecake
A gingersnap crust, ginger-spiced filling, and crystallized-ginger topping make this cheesecake a fun fall favorite.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 50 mins 350°F
Cool: 2 hrs
Walnut Cake with Caramel Whipped Cream and Simple Caramel Sauce
This airy walnut-orange cake features candied nuts in the whipped cream filling. Prepare the simple caramel sauce while the cake bakes.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 35 mins to 40 mins 325°F
Chocolate-Pear Spice Cake
The layers of flavor in this fall cake?nutmeg, molasses, applesauce, pear, and orange peel?are only half the story. The toppers are the real treat: chopped chocolate pieces, walnuts, and homemade pear chips.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 40 mins
Cool: 10 mins
Bake: 1 hr
Chocolaty Harvest Fruit-Topped Cake
Brimming with warm spices and seasonal flavors such as pumpkin and apple , this flavorful chocolate cake is ideal for cool weather.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Cool: 10 mins
Bake: 30 mins 350°F
Ginger Carrot Cake
Freshly grated ginger adds a delightful twist to this beloved American classic?and it's delicious in any season.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 1 hr
Cool: 10 mins
Bake: 30 mins 350°F
Persimmon-Walnut Coffee Cake
Impress guests with persimmon, a little-used fruit that peaks during fall . Its mellow sweetness is perfect for a coffee cake upgrade.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 45 mins
Bake: 1 hr 350°F
Pumpkin-Cherry Upside-Down Cake
A sweet-tart cherry and cranberry sauce makes this moist cake sing. Serve it at your next dinner party or as an alternative to traditional pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 30 mins to 35 mins 350°F
Cool: 5 mins
Butterscotch Chip Oatmeal Cake
Orange peel brightens this rich cake recipe. Top with savory pecans and sweet butterscotch chips.
Makes: 20 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Stand: 10 mins
Bake: 40 mins
Pumpkin Pound Cake
More rich and colorful than a typical pumpkin cake, and more flavorful than a basic pound cake, this recipe is perfect for your next fall get-together.
Makes: 14 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Bake: 1 hr 350°F
Cool: 10 mins
Fresh Apple Cake
Using mostly ingredients you already have, you can bake a delicious, apple-filled fall cake that is sure to impress. Garnish with whipped cream for an extra treat.
Makes: 20 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 50 mins 350°
Cool: 1 hr
Clove-Molasses Cake
The bold flavors of cloves, molasses, and bittersweet chocolate complement each other without being overpowering in this gingerbreadlike dessert. For a dramatic touch, you could serve the cake with blood orange slices.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Bake: 20 mins 350°F
Cranberry-Pear Walnut Cake
Cinnamon-spiced cake is filled with cranberries , pear slices, and walnuts, then topped with a buttery caramel sauce.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Bake: 45 mins to 50 mins 350°F
Butterscotch Marble Cake
For an easy yet impressive fall dessert, try this irresistible cake?it starts with a boxed cake mix and butterscotch pudding. Rich, chocolaty icing adds a sweet finishing touch.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Cool: 2 hrs
Bake: 55 mins 350°F
Cream Caramel Cake
Combine mocha syrup, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream to spike the three cake layers. The same luscious flavors are then used for the frosting.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Cool: 2 hrs
Bake: 25 mins 350°F
Spiced Rum Cake
Jazz up a spice cake mix with sour cream and a double dose of rum?it's in the extra-moist cake and in the glaze.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Bake: 35 mins 350°F
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