This Snowy Christmas Tree Cake recipe will shock you with how easy it is to make! Everyone will love this cake when you bring it for the holidays!
I was wrapping up the details for the Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway the week before Thanksgiving, which was really just a half week since we were leaving for my parent’s house on Wednesday evening. The pans for the giveaway arrived Monday afternoon, so I knew there was virtually no way that I could manage to do two from-scratch cakes, baked, photographed and videos taken and edited in two days.
Well, and keep my sanity.
“I don’t know,” I told Baked by an Introvert. “I think I’m going to have to do one of them with boxed mix. I can’t come up with two perfect cake recipes in one day.”
My biggest concern of this pan was alll the little ridges that make up the pine trees, I was SUPER concerned with the cake sticking. I do not have a good history with removing cakes from pans. However, I tried out the Homemade Pan Release from I am baker and it was a complete revelation. That stuff works.
So you can see from the video above how this cake is done, and there really isn’t much to it. Prepare your mix according to directions, tint most of it green, pour it in the pan, spread the remaining batter over top, bake, brush glaze over and decorate with sprinkles. Bam. Done. And you’ll look like a freaking genius.
Want to win this pan for yourself? It’s hosted over on my Facebook page!
Update: giveaway has ended!
What you’ll need for this recipe:
- Bundt pan- This [easyazon_link identifier=”B00O90UGDI” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]Nordic Ware Pine Forest Bundt Pan[/easyazon_link] is perfect for making this cake!
- Sugar pearls- These [easyazon_link identifier=”B00IE727OI” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]Sugar Pearls, Gold[/easyazon_link] & [easyazon_link identifier=”B00IE72BZ8″ locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]Sugar Pearls, Silver[/easyazon_link] are great for decorating your cake!
- Cake spatula- This [easyazon_link identifier=”B0000VLEU4″ locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]Spatula with 4.25 by .75-Inch Stainless Steel Blade, Plastic Handle, Dishwasher Safe[/easyazon_link] is the perfect kitchen utensil for serving your cake!
- Basting brush- This [easyazon_link identifier=”B005D09M3S” locale=”US” tag=”gogogogo03-20″]Basting Brush, Black[/easyazon_link] is great for spreading your icing all over your cake!
If you enjoyed this Snowy Christmas Cake recipe, be sure to check out these:
- Perfect Christmas Almond Spritz Cookies
- Chocolate Glazed Peppermint Cake
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake
Snowy Christmas Tree Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 tsp green gel food coloring
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon milk or as needed
- Gold and silver sugar pearls for decorating
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to temperature indicated on box (325 F for me). Prepare cake batter according to package directions.
- Reserve approximately ½ cup of batter. Add food coloring to remaining batter and stir until the batter is evenly colored.
- Brush pan with pan release (or spray with a commercial baking release spray). Pour in the green batter. Tap the pan on the counter 3 or 4 times to release any air bubbles.
- Pour the reserved white batter over top and use an offset spatula to spread to the edges of the pan.
- Bake according to package directions. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out and allowing to cool on wire rack.
- Stir together the powdered sugar, butter, almond extract and milk to form a thin, slightly runny glaze. Pour a small amount over the tops of the trees and use a pastry brush to brush it over the sides.
- While the glaze is still wet, sprinkle with sugar pearls or sprinkles. Dust lightly with powdered sugar.
Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons says
What a fun, creative idea!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
That pan is awesome! Looks like something to try for holiday.
Karen says
I made this cake last year it turned out great and was easy to make. Company was impressed with the look and tasted great also. Making it again this year.