Easy Thanksgiving Cake Decorating Ideas

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21 Thanksgiving Cakes That Deserve a Place on the Dessert Table

Move over, pie. There's a new dessert in town.

Brian Woodcock

For those of us with a serious sweet tooth, the best part about the Thanksgiving menu is all of the desserts. Although tradition insists the after-meal table contain Thanksgiving pies, that go-to confection is not everyone's preferred slice. We humbly suggest adding another dessert to your holiday menu—namely one of these irresistible Thanksgiving cakes.

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Pumpkin Cheesecake with Cookie Crust

With a pecan cookie crust, a fluffy, light custard topping, and all the PSL-spiced flavor you can handle, you'll definitely want to leave some room for an extra slice of this delicious cake.

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Fall Spice Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This gorgeous cake is dense and rich. And the easy-to-make decorations are too fun!

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Coconut Angel Cake

For a light, airy, elegant cake that still feels decadently celebratory, look no further.

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Apple-Cinnamon Layer Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting

This three-layer cake is for apple-pie fans ready to step it up a notch. The salty caramel frosting alone is worth the effort.

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Dolly's Donut Coconut Bundt Cake

What better way to cap off a feast than with this giant donut-flavored bundt cake? The dark-chocolate coconut filling is absolutely not to be missed.

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Chocolate Brown Sugar Butter Cake with Spiced Pumpkin Frosting

This rich butter cake will have guests wishing they'd saved more room.

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Orange Blossom Bundt Cake

The best part of this easy, delicious Bundt cake? It can be made up to two days ahead, so you're not scrambling to get dessert done while the turkey is resting. Its shape is courtesy of a "heritage" pan.

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Chocolate Spice Cake

Refresh guests after the big meal with a slice of simple chocolate cake featuring hints of coffee and spices.

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Vanilla Sheet Cake with Chocolate-Cinnamon Filling

This sweet cinnamon-y dessert is definitely not your basic sheet cake.

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Toffee Crunch Cake

Use chocolate-covered toffee bars to make this fuss-free and delicious cake.

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Orange Chiffon Cake

There are so many reasons to love this timeless cake, but don't sleep on the buttermilk ice cream. It's a vital part of the dessert!

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Apple Cardamom Cakes

Applesauce keeps these miniature apple cakes moist and flavorful without adding fat.

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Hot Chocolate Meringue Cake

This delicious cake is heaven on the tongue and a snap to make.

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Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

This is no ordinary chocolate cake. With cinnamon, pumpkin, and cream-cheese frosting, it's sure to please both kids and adults.

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Sparkling Cranberry White Chocolate Cake

This stunning dessert has three layers and is filled with tart, sweet fresh cranberries that look colorful against the white chocolate cake.

Get the recipe at Life, Love and Sugar.

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Apple Pie Cake

Can't decide whether to bake an apple pie or a cake this year? With this mashup, you can have both. It's made with cinnamon brown sugar cake, apple pie filling, and a vanilla buttercream frosting.

Get the recipe at Liv for Cake.

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Pumpkin Cake

You can make this recipe your own by topping it with different frostings. Although this blogger prefers cream cheese, she notes a milk chocolate or a brown butter flavored frosting would also be delicious.

Get the recipe at Chelsea's Messy Apron.

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Spice Cake With Cinnamon Cream Cheese and Pumpkin Buttercream

Spice it up with this dessert. This blogger notes it "will make your taste buds go wild."

Get the recipe at Tornadough Alli.

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Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Friends and family won't be able to stop at just one piece of this mouthwatering, moist sheet cake.

Get the recipe at Cooking Classy.

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Maple Caramel Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The best part of this cake is the ooey, gooey, warm maple-caramel topping.

Get the recipe at Liv For Cake.

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