Candy Cane Christmas Cake

Sprinkle frosted cake with crushed candy canes.

Candy cane christmas cake.

Whisk together flour baking powder baking soda and salt in a bowl. Place one trimmed layer on a cake stand or serving platter and top with 2 3 cup white vanilla frosting. In a large bowl beat cream with remaining 1 4 cup granulated sugar until soft peaks form. This candy cane decorated cake is a gorgeous christmas layer cake that is guaranteed to get oooohs and ahhs at any holiday party or dinner.

Though i have included some timesaving tips to help get it done faster. Method buttercream decorating. Stir in food color and peppermint extract. In small bowl pour about 3 4 cup batter.

Heat oven to 350 f 325 f for dark or nonstick pan. Make cake batter as directed on box. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium high speed until pale and fluffy 3 to 4 minutes. Frost cake with whipped cream using a spatula to form swirls and peaks.

Pour about 2 cups batter into pan. Insert candy canes into the top of the cake. Beat on medium high until smooth and light in colour. Like any layer cake this crushed candy cane cake takes a little tlc but the end result is so worth it.

The cake batter is flavored with peppermint extract and then divided so that half remains white and the other half can be tinted red to create a cute candy cane look when layered. Beat in the sour cream 4 tablespoons butter sugar eggs salt and 2 cups flour. Initially i wasn t going to include this candy cane peppermint bundt cake into the 12 bundt cakes of christmas series but then i realized that i had included only one cake so far for the kids. The dreamy marshmallow buttercream frosting is also flavored with peppermint and brings the cake together so perfectly.

From the cake and gently toss crushed candy at the sides. Peppermint is a dominant christmastime flavour so this candy cane bundt cake has a lot of it and it s glazed too. Decorate along the edge and a little down the sides with crushed starlight mints. Yep i m talking red velvet cake candy cane cheesecake and maybe even an elf jumper poke cake.

For buttercream beat butter until pale and creamy then add icing sugar a few tablespoons at a time. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting. Lightly grease three 8 inch round cake pans and line with parchment. Repeat two more times using domed layer on top.

To get candy on the sides hold your hand about 1 in. Generously grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube cake pan.