Candy Cane Christmas Cake

Frost cake with whipped cream using a spatula to form swirls and peaks.

Candy cane christmas cake.

Place one trimmed layer on a cake stand or serving platter and top with 2 3 cup white vanilla frosting. Stir in food color and peppermint extract. In small bowl pour about 3 4 cup batter. 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.

Beat on medium high until smooth and light in colour. In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. These would make wonderful centrepieces on the christmas dinner table and bound to make every one of. Sprinkle frosted cake with crushed candy canes.

From the cake and gently toss crushed candy at the sides. Whisk together flour baking powder baking soda and salt in a bowl. Generously grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube cake pan. Beat in the sour cream 4 tablespoons butter sugar eggs salt and 2 cups flour.

Insert candy canes into the top of the cake. For buttercream beat butter until pale and creamy then add icing sugar a few tablespoons at a time. Pour about 2 cups batter into pan. To get candy on the sides hold your hand about 1 in.

Peppermint is a dominant christmastime flavour so this candy cane bundt cake has a lot of it and it s glazed too. Though i have included some timesaving tips to help get it done faster. 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. Heat oven to 350 f 325 f for dark or nonstick pan.

Like any layer cake this crushed candy cane cake takes a little tlc but the end result is so worth it. The dreamy marshmallow buttercream frosting is also flavored with peppermint and brings the cake together so perfectly. Method buttercream decorating. Yep i m talking red velvet cake candy cane cheesecake and maybe even an elf jumper poke cake.

Frost top and sides with remaining frosting. In a large bowl beat cream with remaining 1 4 cup granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan. 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.

Repeat two more times using domed layer on top. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium high speed until pale and fluffy 3 to 4 minutes.