Candy Cane Christmas Cake

Pour about 2 cups batter into pan.

Candy cane christmas cake.

Whisk together flour baking powder baking soda and salt in a bowl. Frost cake with whipped cream using a spatula to form swirls and peaks. Peppermint is a dominant christmastime flavour so this candy cane bundt cake has a lot of it and it s glazed too. 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.

Generously grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube cake pan. Beat on medium high until smooth and light in colour. Beat in the sour cream 4 tablespoons butter sugar eggs salt and 2 cups flour. Stir in food color and peppermint extract.

Repeat two more times using domed layer on top. Make cake batter as directed on box. Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan. Yep i m talking red velvet cake candy cane cheesecake and maybe even an elf jumper poke cake.

Sprinkle frosted cake with crushed candy canes. 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. From the cake and gently toss crushed candy at the sides. Insert candy canes into the top of the cake.

Though i have included some timesaving tips to help get it done faster. For buttercream beat butter until pale and creamy then add icing sugar a few tablespoons at a time. Like any layer cake this crushed candy cane cake takes a little tlc but the end result is so worth it. In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water.

Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium high speed until pale and fluffy 3 to 4 minutes. In small bowl pour about 3 4 cup batter. The dreamy marshmallow buttercream frosting is also flavored with peppermint and brings the cake together so perfectly. These would make wonderful centrepieces on the christmas dinner table and bound to make every one of.

To get candy on the sides hold your hand about 1 in. In a large bowl beat cream with remaining 1 4 cup granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting. Heat oven to 350 f 325 f for dark or nonstick pan.

Decorate along the edge and a little down the sides with crushed starlight mints. Lightly grease three 8 inch round cake pans and line with parchment.