Warm Up Your Oven: 35 Fall-Inspired Cake Recipes
As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change, there’s nothing more comforting than baking a cake that captures the flavors of fall. This collection of 35 fall cake recipes brings together the best of the season, from spiced pumpkin and sweet apples to rich caramel and toasty pecans. Whether you’re craving a decadent salted caramel pumpkin layer cake, a show-stopping pecan upside down cake, a moist sweet potato pound cake, or a cozy apple cider coffee cake, you’ll find something here to satisfy every autumn sweet tooth. These cakes are perfect for family gatherings, festive celebrations, or simply enjoying a quiet afternoon with a cup of coffee. Let’s celebrate the warmth and richness of fall with every delicious slice.
Why these cakes are amazing:
- With everything from pumpkin to pecan to apple spice – there’s a cake for every fall craving.
- The best cakes for fall parties, potlucks, bake sales, holidays, or even Thanksgiving dessert.
- If you LOVE fall baking, you’ll want to try them all!
35 Fall-Inspired Cake Recipes
Discover the best fall cake recipes with our roundup of 35 irresistible treats, perfect for autumn gatherings. From salted caramel pumpkin layer cake to apple cider coffee cake, there’s something for everyone. Find simple, delicious easy cake recipes for your fall baking bucket list!
Indulge in this decadent salted caramel pumpkin layered cake, featuring moist pumpkin cake layers enveloped in a luscious salted caramel cream cheese frosting. Each bite delivers the perfect harmony of warm autumn spices, creamy caramel, and a hint of sea salt for an irresistible fall dessert.
This cranberry sauce poke cake starts with a fluffy yellow cake mix, soaked with tangy cranberry sauce that seeps into every bite. Finished with a cloud of whipped topping, it’s a festive and easy dessert bursting with sweet-tart flavor.
This homemade carrot cinnamon bundt cake is rich with warm spices, maple syrup, and brown sugar, creating a moist and flavorful treat. Finished with a generous swirl of tangy cream cheese frosting, it’s the perfect balance of sweetness and spice in every slice.
With a gooey pecan topping baked into a soft and tender vanilla cake layer, fans of pecan pie are sure to enjoy this scratch-made pecan upside down cake!
Anytime of day you will be craving this Apple Crumb Coffee Cake. The moist cake loaded with fresh apples with a crumb topping is great for breakfast, snack or dessert.
A delicious, pear and honey cake that will have everyone asking for more!
Candy Corn Poke Cake is soaked in white chocolate sauce and topped with vanilla and pumpkin spice pudding.
This Jewish apple cake is always a huge hit! It has the texture of moist pound cake with ribbons of cinnamon sugar like coffee cake.
Celebrate fall with this EASY Persimmon Pumpkin Pudding Cake—simple and rustic on the outside, but packed with warm spices, rich pumpkin flavor, and all the coziness of the season inside.
Sweet potato pound cake combines the warm spices of fall with earthy sweetness, making this a moist and tender cake that’s perfect for your fam gatherings. Topped with a brown sugar glaze and crunchy pecans, it’s a showstopper that disappears fast!
Butternut Squash Cake is filled with dried cranberries and pecans then is topped off with a combination of a buttercream and cream cheese caramel frosting for a decadent cake no one can refuse!
This easy pumpkin cake starts with a yellow cake mix and pumpkin purée, add in some warm spices for a moist, flavorful dessert. Top it with powdered sugar, whipped cream, or frosting for a simple fall treat.
Soft, wholesome, and lightly spiced, this apple oatmeal cake is made with fresh apples, oats, and a hint of cinnamon. It’s a cozy, comforting dessert (or snack!) that'd perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
This delicious apple cider coffee cake is made with bits of apple and a cozy blend of fall spices. Topped with a simple apple cider glaze, this easy-to-make cake will fill your house with the aroma of apples and spices as it bakes.
Made with delicious fall flavors - cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin, and drizzled in a delicious buttery rum glaze, Pumpkin Spice Rum Cake is the perfect autumn dessert!
Boiled apple cider caramelizes the top of this sourdough apple cider upside-down cake to create a decadent, spice cake dripping in gooey caramel apple goodness.
This 9x13 carrot cake is so delicious and just sweet enough!
A moist spiced Apple Cake made with cinnamon, nutmeg and plenty of vanilla is mixed with tart Granny Smith Apples for a nice contrast to the caramel than covered with homemade caramel sauce.
Moist and gooey, veggie-packed, and covered in a delicious 3-ingredient healthy chocolate ganache, no one will believe this is a healthy cake.
Upside Down Apple Cake Recipe ~ Full of Baked Apple Goodness!
This fluffy cinnamon tea cake fill the entire room with a delicate cinnamon aroma. Moreover, contain pears as a secret ingredient.
Light, fluffy and studded with tender chunks of apple, this French Apple Cake will be a fall favorite! It’s made with a few simple ingredients and is one of the easiest cakes you’ll ever make!
This Persimmon Cake is dense, moist and full of flavor, with a heavenly brown butter orange frosting. It’s an easy fall dessert that’s great for any occasion!
If you’re a comfort food lover who’s always eager to explore new flavour twists, this spiced apple cake is your dream bake: Cosy, warmly spiced, and topped with a satisfyingly crunchy streusel.
These pumpkin cake pops are a delightful fall-themed dessert. With their seasonal autumn ingredients and flavors, they are perfect for fall-themed parties, school treats or a tasty snack at home.
This Gluten Free Apple Cake is a great dessert for fall! It's moist and made with buttermilk, fresh apples, and a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping.
Easy Pumpkin Bundt Cake is a fall favorite, combining the convenience of a spice cake mix with the rich flavor of pumpkin.
Apple Sheet Cake is a soft and buttery cake made with fresh apples and topped with a generous amount of sweet pecan streusel.
This moist and fluffy carrot cake is packed with warm spices, shredded carrots, and crunchy walnuts, then topped with a rich and tangy cream cheese frosting. It’s a timeless classic that’s perfect for any occasion—simple to make, yet impressively delicious.
This easy apple cinnamon cake is chock-full of tender apple pieces and is perfectly spiced. It's fluffy and super moist- perfect for fall!
The perok is a cross between a pie and a cake. Made with a fluffy sponge and topped with apricot jam, this easy dessert is a great last minute fall cake idea!
Lillian's Apple Cake has been a favourite since childhood. This Danish recipe is full of sliced apples and cinnamon with a crunchy almond topping!
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cake – an incredibly moist and flavorful pumpkin cake is perfectly complemented by the rich and decadent caramel sauce, making for a dessert that is sure to impress.
Apple Pie Cake is a warm spiced apple cake studded with apple pieces and topped with a light and fluffy spiced buttercream frosting that tastes like fall in cake form.
Warming notes of cinnamon, ginger, allspice and sweet crisp apples come together in this simple vegan apple spice cake. This is an ideal cake to serve with a hot cup of coffee or tea this autumn season.
