Free Recipe Christmas Tree Cakes
Recipe Type: C Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Ingredients for Christmas Tree Cakes Recipe
1 pk Yellow cake mix, 18.25 oz
1 tb Grated orange peel
1 c Softened butter
1-1/2 pk Softened cream cheese, 8 oz
1-1/2 ts Vanilla
1-1/2 pk Confectioners sugar, 16 oz
Green food coloring
Assorted decorations: small
Candies,
Colored sugars, assorted
Sprinkles, nonpareils, small
Caramel rolls,
Licorice sticks (cut in 1
-1/2 in. pieces)
Christmas Tree Cakes Preparation
Heat oven to 350. Grease 15 1/2* 10 1/2* 1 jelly roll pan; line with waxed paper; grease paper. Prepare cake mix according to pack directions for lite recipe, beating in orange peel. Pour batter into pan; bake 20 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool cake in pan at least 15 minutes. Invert onto board covered with waxed paper; lift off pan; peel away paper from bottom of cake. Cool completely. While cake cools, from lightweight cardboard, cut triangle pattern in one or more of the following sizes: 4 base, 5 1/2 sides; 3 base, 4 sides; 2 1/2 base, 3 1/2 sides; 2 1/4 base, 2 3/4 sides. Using cardboard patterns, cut triangles of cake, turning & fitting patterns, as necessary, to use all of cake. Take care to remove waxed paper from under cake. In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, cream cheese & vanilla until light & fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners” sugar; beat 5-7 minutes until thoroughly blended & smooth. Remove half of frosting & stir in green food coloring to desired shade. Using flexible metal spatula, spread frosting over top & sides of cake triangle, smoothing it on or swirling gently to resemble tree branches. Decorate cakes as desired with candies, colored sugars, assorted sprinkles & nonpareils. Using tip of small knife, gently hollow out small area in center of bottom edge of each tree; insert caramel roll or licorice sticks for trunks. From Gemini”s MASSIVE MealMaster collection
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Recipe Serves: 1
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