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    Christmas Tree Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    1 pk Cake Mix (any flavor)
    5 c Confectioners' Sugar
    3/4 c Crisco Shortening
    1/2 c Water
    1/3 c Non-dairy Creamer
    2 ts Vanilla Extract
    1/2 ts Salt
    1 tb Green Food Coloring
    Peppermint Candies
    Pretzel Rods
    Large Gumdrops

    Recipe



    Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan. Prepare, bake and cool following package directions. For decorator frosting: Combine confectioners sugar, shortening, water, non-dairy creamer, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 3 minutes. Beat at high speed for 5 min. Add more confectioners sugar to thicken or more water to thin as needed. Reserve 1 c frosting. Tint remaining frosting w/ green food coloring.

    Cool and cut diagonally and invert one piece so that it takes on a tree shape with a wide base. Spread green frosting over all. Decorate tree with reserved white frosting and peppermint candies. Make trunk from pretzel rods. Roll out large gumdrop and cut with star cookie cutter. Top tree with gumdrop star. Decorate with colored mint candies, as ornament decorations, and use reserved white icing to make a tree garland

 

 

 

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