Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Christmas Tree Cake

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Christmas Tree Cake. Free Returns on Everything in Store. Line the bottom of the pan with a round of parchment paper. In a stand mixer, with the whisk or paddle attachment.

Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides to seal in crumbs.

Frost entire cake with remaining frosting.

Press candy cane pieces in end of tree to make trunk.

You can have Christmas Tree Cake using 33 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Christmas Tree Cake

Prepare of Chocolate icing.
It’s 2 3/4 cups of sugar.
You need 6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder.
Prepare 6 tablespoons of butter.
You need 5 tablespoons of milk.
You need 1 of tea vanilla extract.
Prepare of White frosting / Green.
You need 4 cups of sugar.
You need 1/2 cups of shortening.
Prepare 5 tablespoons of milk.
It’s 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
It’s of Food coloring.
It’s of Chocolate Cake.
Prepare 2 cups of All-Purpose Flour.
It’s 2 cups of sugar.
It’s 3/4 cups of unsweetened coca power.
Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
You need 2 teaspoon of baking powder.
You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
Prepare 2 of eggs.
Prepare 1 cup of milk.
You need 1/2 of vegetable oil.
Prepare 2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
You need 1 cup of boiling water.
It’s of Yellow Cake.
It’s 2 cups of All-Purpose Flour.
You need 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
It’s 1/2 cup of butter.
Prepare 1 cup of milk.
It’s 3 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder.
You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
You need 3 of eggs.

Sprinkle with colored sugar to look like boughs.

Arrange gumdrops on cake to look like lights or ornaments.

I always thought these cakes seemed more difficult than they actually are.

You can totally make this cake, and I will share with you all my helpful tips and things I learned along the way.

Christmas Tree Cake instructions

You will only need one chocolate cake for your tree base, (6) 13 by 9 in Yellow cakes for the tree and (1) 9 in round cake for the star..
Preheat the oven to 350° and spray 13x9 pans, if you dont have spray you can use butter or cooking oil and lightly flour the pans..
Chocolate cake. Add the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking power, baking soda and salt into your mixer bowl. Whisk all ingredients together. Then add your milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix all together at med speed. Then reduce speed add boiling water and mix well. Slowly add boiling water. Once all added increse speed..
Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 - 35 mins.
Chocolate icing. In med bowl mix sugar and cocoa set aside. In large bowl cream butter until smooth, then lightly mix and add sugar mixture along with milk blend in vanilla beat until fluffy..
Yellow cake. Mix dry ingredients into large bowl med speed. Add milk, melted butter, egg, and vanilla. Mix well then pour batter into 13x9 pan and cook for 30-35 mins you will need one 9in round made cook for 15-20 min.
White frosting/ Green or and color you wish your tree to be. In large bowl cream together the sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix milk and vanilla until smooth and stiff..
When all cakes and icing are done you are ready to go work on making your Christmas tree cake..
Start out by putting cakes in place, then cutting off the edges forming a tree shape. Then cut out your star from the 9in pan. Then add your icing and decorate as you want it..
Enjoy and have fun.

You can make this with vanilla cupcakes or chocolate cupcakes for the Christmas tree.

Don't worry about making these from scratch either, using a boxed mix is just as easy.

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