51 of the Best Bundt Cake Recipes for Birthdays, Holidays and Every Fancy Dinner in Between

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 50 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, make ahead

This layered, light-as-air beauty is inspired by a Swedish dessert called semlor, a type of yeasted cream bun. Every bite is like eating an herb-kissed cloud.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, beginner-friendly

Two iconic cookies unite to create this cinnamon-laced cake. Don’t even get us started on the two-ingredient chocolate glaze on top.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, beginner-friendly

Lemon drizzle cake is a British essential (shoutout to you, Mary Berry). This take is just as delicious but modernized and simplified. (You won’t even need to cream the butter.)

• Time Commitment: TK
• Why We Love It: TK

Ah, the dump cake: Throw all the ingredients into a single mixing bowl, stir the batter, pour it into a pan and let your oven do the rest. This version has a secret ingredient that boosts the cake’s rich, bold flavor. (Psst: It’s brewed coffee.)

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 50 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, kid-friendly, make ahead

The only thing better than a Bundt pan is a dozen teeny-tiny Bundt pans. The minis are the key to baking these orange-lemon gems. Did we mention they start with store-bought pizza dough?

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 55 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

Due to the duo of liqueurs, this dessert is essentially two cakes in one. It’s begging for a spot on your Thanksgiving dessert table.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, make ahead

Spring has sprung in this light and fruity treat. Think an impossibly moist vanilla cake (thanks, Greek yogurt) studded with freshly chopped rhubarb and strawberries. Finish it with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, make ahead

Not only is the batter loaded with spices like ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom, but it’s also spiked with molasses and buttermilk for depth of flavor and tenderness. Top it with a flurry of snow-like confectioners’ sugar.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why We Love It: vegan, dairy free, crowd-pleaser

Because no one’s diet should stand between them and dessert. Since the recipe is egg- and dairy-free and calls for vegan semisweet chocolate chips, it’s just the compromise for your plant-based dinner guests.

• Time Commitment: 50 minutes
• Why We Love It: vegetarian, crowd-pleaser, beginner-friendly

Your go-to fall veggie actually works wonders in desserts like pies, brownies and cookies, even without the help of mini marshmallows. (You can use butternut squash or pumpkin purée instead of sweet potatoes if you’d like…just sayin’.)

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 10 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, beginner-friendly, make ahead

Since the recipe calls for dried cherries instead of fresh, you can whip these up no matter the season. Just don’t skimp on the syrupy glaze, made with almond extract, lemon juice and fresh rosemary.

• Time Commitment: 5 hours
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

A generous scoop of applesauce infuses the cake with fruity flavor and extra moisture. But of course, the best part of this crowd-pleaser is the four-ingredient cheesecake filling. (The two-ingredient orange glaze is pretty great, too.)

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

Use your favorite dark rum in the basic yellow cake to infuse it with a ton of vanilla- and spice-laced flavor. Oh, and we could drink the sweet butter-rum sauce on top with a straw.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser, make ahead

Bake it for Christmas Eve night and wash it down with homemade hot chocolate. Save on time (and pantry staples) by using store-bought chocolate cake mix. Your secret is safe with us.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, kid-friendly

The most beloved fall delicacy of all time has a whole new look, thanks to a stunning, leaf-adorned Bundt pan. We’ll bring the mulled cider.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 5 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, make ahead, special occasion-worthy

We’re going out on a limb here, but we’re betting Santa Claus would prefer a slice of this sour cream cake over cookies. Top it with crushed candy canes or go wild with coconut flakes, powdered sugar and holiday sprinkles.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 10 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, beginner-friendly

This treat couldn’t be easier to pull off, since it starts with store-bought yellow cake mix and instant chocolate pudding mix. And just so the Baileys isn’t lonely, there’s also a glug of Jameson Irish whiskey in the batter.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours and 5 minutes
• Why We Love It: special occasion-worthy, beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser

Cream cheese adds tangy deliciousness to both the cake and the citrus glaze. Use sifted cake flour for an impossibly tender, light texture.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 10 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, special occasion-worthy

Complete with cinnamony condensed milk glaze. If you want to up the sweet-and-sticky ante, drizzle some canned dulce de leche on top to boot.

• Time Commitment: 6 hours
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, beginner-friendly

Face it: You baked more than enough banana bread in quarantine. Repurpose your overly ripe bananas in this cake instead since it’s guaranteed to impress your guests.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 5 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser, make ahead

Sorry, eggs Benedict, but this citrusy beauty is going to steal your thunder at brunch. Might we suggest pairing the buttermilk cake with fresh fruit and a mimosa?

• Time Commitment: 50 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly

Not a single person will be able to tell that you used boxed white cake mix. Chalk that up to the Bundt pan’s elegant design (and all the crumbled Oreos).

• Time Commitment: 5 hours
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, beginner-friendly

The fresh peaches are combined with cinnamon and sugar before being added to the cake. And the brown butter icing? Revelatory. Bring it to a summer barbecue and let the praise roll in.

• Time Commitment: 3 hours and 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, special occasion-worthy

Fall’s most delicious flavors (brown sugar! cinnamon! pecans! spiced rum!) in every bite. It tastes even more heavenly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 20 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser

We’ll never get sick of this timeless dessert. Store the leftovers in a cool, dry place for up to five days (if there are any, that is).

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 20 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, beginner-friendly

For your classy, grown-up Halloween soirée. Be sure to toast the chopped pistachios before sprinkling them onto the cake for maximum flavor. (Feel free to add toasted pepitas, too.)

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, <10 ingredients

You’re only four ingredients away from this caramel-drenched stunner. How, you ask? The two main ingredients are defrosted bread dough and boxed butterscotch pudding mix.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 25 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, beginner-friendly

Anyone up for a swim in a vat of brown sugar praline glaze? Use Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, since their tart-sweet flavor makes them ideal for baking.

• Time Commitment: 55 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, make ahead

A flourish of edible flowers and lemon zest on top make these cuties look like they came from a fancy bakery. We won't tell your guests if you don't.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours
• Why We Love It: special occasion-worthy, make ahead, crowd-pleaser

German chocolate cake is traditionally topped with frosting made from evaporated milk, brown sugar, butter and egg yolks. Once it’s frosted, the cake is finished with sweet coconut flakes and chopped pecans.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 5 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser, beginner-friendly

Surprise the kids with this sprinkle-laden masterpiece at one birthday and they’ll request it for years to come. Sour cream and buttermilk in the batter boost the cake’s moisture big time.

• Time Commitment: 5 hours and 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, special occasion-worthy

A wintry confection that’s eager for an invite to Christmas breakfast (just look at those sugared cranberries). There’s a surprise inside too: cinnamon swirl filling.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 35 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, special occasion-worthy, crowd-pleaser

Nailing the marbled interior is easier than you might think. Simply separate the batter, mix a third of it with raspberry jam and alternate pouring them into the Bundt pan.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours and 20 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, beginner-friendly, special occasion-worthy

Its Southern-inspired flavor is courtesy of homemade peach jam, spiced cinnamon streusel and three-ingredient maple glaze. We'll take ours with a glass of sweet tea, please.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, make ahead

Like a vanilla-chocolate swirl cone in cake form. Instead of being topped with a thin, runny glaze, it’s enrobed in thick, decadent chocolate ganache.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours and 5 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser

Sure, this sweet-tart dessert was made for summer picnics and cookouts. But since the recipe calls for fresh or frozen blueberries, you can make it in the dead of winter if a craving strikes.

• Time Commitment: 5 hours and 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: special occasion-worthy, crowd-pleaser, make ahead

If you’re not washing it down with a soul-warming chai latte (or a PSL), you’re doing it wrong. (But coffee works too, if you insist.)

• Time Commitment: 55 minutes
• Why We Love It: special occasion-worthy, crowd-pleaser

It may sound fancy, but it’ll take you less than an hour to pull off. Feel free to take the floral flavor up a notch with a sprinkle of edible rose petals atop the lime glaze.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser

Who knew boxed banana cream pudding mix could do all this? Don’t look now, but we’re crowning it with a layer of crumbled vanilla wafers for good measure.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly, special occasion-worthy

Every bite tastes like straight-up sunshine. Freeze-dried strawberries star in the interior strawberry swirl, while strawberry preserves turn the glaze on top a pretty shade of pink.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, make ahead, crowd-pleaser

Bookmark it now, bake it for Valentine’s Day later. Garnish it with plenty of raspberries, edible rose petals and white chocolate chips.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours and 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, kid-friendly

Not only is this bad boy loaded with fall spices, apples and a whole tablespoon of vanilla extract, but it’s also drenched in creamy brown sugar glaze.

• Time Commitment: 50 minutes
• Why We Love It: special occasion-worthy, make ahead, crowd-pleaser

Red wine and chocolate is like the grown-up equivalent to a PB&J. Use a vino that’s fruity and medium-bodied, like pinot noir or cabernet Franc.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 10 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser, make ahead

Almond paste, almond extract and slivered almonds unite for a nutty treat that tastes just as good first thing in the morning as it does after dinner.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 35 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser, make ahead

Meet your daily cold brew’s new best friend. Bake it on a Sunday and you’ll have breakfast for the week and then some.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 35 minutes
• Why We Love It: kid-friendly, special occasion-worthy, crowd-pleaser

There’s a layer of sweet strawberry jam in every bite, in addition to the strawberry icing. Homer Simpson would be thrilled for a slice.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, make ahead, beginner-friendly

Whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt in the batter make this cake a bit more wholesome than the usual. But don't worry, it's still soaked in sugar and lemon juice for maximum citrusy flavor.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours and 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, kid-friendly

Dark chocolate and cream cheese frosting meet for an unexpected twist on gingerbread. The tangy icing is the ultimate pairing for warm winter spices.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 40 minutes
• Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

The recipe calls for diced fresh peaches in the batter and fresh peach puree in the syrup, but you can attempt using frozen or canned in the off-season.

• Time Commitment: 2 hours
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy, make ahead

Wondering how this chic confection (which would be ideal for a bachelorette or bridal shower, BTW) got its rosy hue? Chalk it up to orange rosé wine syrup and beets.

• Time Commitment: 1 hour and 10 minutes
• Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion-worthy

Citrus and chocolate scream winter, and this cake even more so, thanks to hot coffee and orange liqueur in the batter and the bold blood orange soaking syrup.