30 Fall Cake Recipes That Are Packed with the Flavors of the Season

Recipe: Apple Stack Cake

This stack cake will taste better after it has cured for a couple of days allowing the layers and filling a chance to meld together. 

Recipe: Pumpkin Dump Cake

If you're looking for the easiest cake you can make this fall, we've found it. 

Recipe: Pecan Pie Cake with Browned Butter Frosting

This confection marries the flavors of pecan pie with a frosted layer cake for a decadent dessert that deserves a spot on your fall baking list.

Recipe: Apple Pie Cake

Enjoy the flavors of apple pie without the fuss of a crust. This cake comes together with just 15 minutes of hands-on time. 

Recipe: Pumpkin Layer Cake Recipe with Caramel-Cream Cheese Frosting

Homemade caramel, cream cheese frosting, and pumpkin spice cake come together to create a gorgeous layer cake that embodies the flavor of fall in every bite. 

Recipe: Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake

Browning the butter and toasting the pecans for this recipe adds additional layers of flavor to vanilla cake. 

Recipe: Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting

Homemade slow-cooker apple butter is easy to make and serves as the perfect filling for pound cake. 

Recipe: Butter Pecan Layer Cake with Browned Butter Frosting

This impressive layer cake needs a permanent spot on your favorite cake stand. 

Recipe: Southern Sweet Potato Cake

Turn sweet potatoes into a decadent dessert with this recipe that'll remind you of a cake Grandma would make. 

Recipe: Praline Cake

A homemade praline glaze adds moisture and flavor to vanilla cake. 

Recipe: Cinnamon Coffee Cake

This cake comes together with a little stirring, pouring, and plenty of butter. 

Recipe: Caramel Cake

You're just 15 minutes of prep time away from this old-fashioned caramel cake. 

Recipe: Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

This warm cake with a gooey caramel center and a crunchy streusel topping can be enjoyed for breakfast, an afternoon treat, or after dinner dessert. 

Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Magic Cake

For the best results, our Test Kitchen recommends using a light-colored Bundt pan. 

Recipe: Vintage Fresh Apple Cake

This recipe has continued to delight readers since it first appeared in the pages of Southern Living in 2001. 

Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Cake

This genius recipe allows you to enjoy the best parts of a cake and pie all in one dessert. 

Recipe: Auntie's Apple Cake

Any fresh baking apple will do, but pink lady, granny smith, or honeycrisp are the best options. 

Recipe: Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Bored with sweet potato casserole? Try this sweet potato pound cake, a twist on traditional pound cake that features nutrient-rich sweet potatoes.

Recipe: Caramel Apple Cake

This cake will make a show-stopping centerpiece that's almost too pretty to eat. 

Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Pudding Cake

Cinnamon, red pepper, and chipotle give chocolate a spicy take for fall. 

Recipe: Pumpkin-Spice Bundt with Brown Sugar Icing and Candied Pecans

Make sure to spoon the icing over the cake while it's still warm for the best results. 

Recipe: The Ultimate Carrot Cake

The layers of this carrot cake will be tender after baking, so make sure to remove them from the pans carefully.

Recipe: Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake

This cake means business. A duo of glazes—one creamy chocolate, the other subtle buttermilk—comes together atop this dreamy confection. 

Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

This rustic dessert, baked in a cast-iron skillet, is a real crowd-pleaser. The flavors of the caramel and pineapple are perfect together.

Recipe: Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake

If you've never known the glory of a mayonnaise cake, you're in for a treat. The staple ingredient yields an ultra-moist crumb and keeps the sugar from taking over your taste buds.

Recipe: Rum-Glazed Sweet Potato Cakes

This mini Bundt cake recipe features pureed sweet potatoes, raisins, rum, and toasted pecans along with cinnamon and nutmeg. It's the perfect pick-up treat for a holiday dessert party.

Recipe: Cranberry-Apple-Pumpkin Bundt

The topping on this Bundt—a maple glaze with sugared pecans and pumpkin seeds—will make your guests ooh and ahh.

Recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake

Cheesecake can be baked and refrigerated for up to two days before serving.

Recipe: Tennessee Jam Bundt

The best way to enjoy this blackberry and caramel confection is with friends—it makes 12 satisfying servings.

Recipe: Apple-Pecan Carrot Cake

Top a show-stopping crown of Mascarpone Frosting with swirls of Apple Cider Caramel Sauce and a scattering of salty-sweet Spiced Pecans.