Candy Cane Christmas Cake

Lightly grease three 8 inch round cake pans and line with parchment.

Candy cane christmas cake. Generously grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube cake pan. Like any layer cake this crushed candy cane cake takes a little tlc but the end result is so worth it. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium high speed until pale and fluffy 3 to 4 minutes. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.

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. 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.

These would make wonderful centrepieces on the christmas dinner table and bound to make every one of. In small bowl pour about 3 4 cup batter. Make cake batter as directed on box. 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.

In a large bowl beat cream with remaining 1 4 cup granulated sugar until soft peaks form. 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. Though i have included some timesaving tips to help get it done faster.

Stir in food color and peppermint extract. Decorate along the edge and a little down the sides with crushed starlight mints. Method buttercream decorating. Peppermint is a dominant christmastime flavour so this candy cane bundt cake has a lot of it and it s glazed too.

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. Sprinkle frosted cake with crushed candy canes. Repeat two more times using domed layer on top. For buttercream beat butter until pale and creamy then add icing sugar a few tablespoons at a time.

Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan. Insert candy canes into the top of the cake. To get candy on the sides hold your hand about 1 in. Beat on medium high until smooth and light in colour.

Pour about 2 cups batter into pan. In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water.