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    Easy Christmas Cake

    Published: Jul 4, 2019 · Modified: Oct 13, 2022 by Alkaline Recipes with Leave a Comment

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    Easy Christmas Cake.  I named this recipe easy Christmas cake for the obvious reason that, it is easy.  Most importantly though, because Christmas is for kids, I wanted it to be a recipe that the kids can participate in making. Using a basic yellow cake recipe, pie filling and butter, the cake is definitely tasty.  The fun of this cake though, is in the decorating!

    I have about 300 recipes on this blog, and none of the recipes have a boxed cake or any other pre-made food.  All of my recipes feature home-made, healthy food using seasonal ingredients.

    This cake is none of that.  It isn't a homemade recipe, it is a gluten free box yellow cake with gluten free canned frosting.  It isn't healthy and doesn't feature seasonal ingredients, but that is not the point of this recipe.  The point is to create an artistic expression of the Christmas season, on top of your cake!

    After baking the cake, we frost it with gluten free frosting that has been dyed green. (I could not find gluten free green frosting, and for this cake, I wanted the frosting to be green.)  To create a snow look, we used shredded coconut.  For decor, we used small peppermint candies, and 3 edible candy cane trees.

    Ingredients For Easy Christmas Cake

    • gluten free yellow cake mix
    • raspberry pie filling (or your favorite flavor)
    • 4 oz butter (use vegan butter for vegan or dairy free recipe)
    • gluten free frosting
    • green food coloring
    • shredded coconut
    • peppermint candy pieces
    Easy Christmas Cake
    Easy Christmas Cake
    Frosting
    Frosting
    Bake at 350 for 40 minutes
    Mix cake ingredients in bowl; add to 9x13 greased pan. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes
    Add green food coloring
    Add green food coloring
    Frost cake and swirl design
    Frost cake and swirl design
    Sprinkle shredded coconut
    Sprinkle shredded coconut
    Add peppermint candy and trees in desired pattern
    Add peppermint candy and trees in desired pattern3
    Easy Christmas Cake
    Easy Christmas Cake
    Slice of cake with Christmas tree
    Slice of cake with Christmas tree

    Recipe

    Easy Christmas Cake

    Easy Christmas Cake

    Alkaline Recipes
    This Easy Christmas Cake is a perfect recipe for the kids to whip up during the holidays. Simple, quick and fun.
    4.50 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 9
    Calories 289 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Cake

    • 15 oz gluten free yellow cake mix
    • 21 oz gluten free raspberry pie filling you can use other flavors as well
    • 4 oz butter use vegan butter for vegan or dairy free

    Frosting

    • 16 oz vanilla gluten free frosting
    • ¼ teaspoon green food coloring preferably gluten free, no preservatives
    • 2 tablespoon shredded coconut
    • 12 pieces of round peppermint candy

    Instructions
     

    Cake

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add cake mix, pie filling and butter to large bowl. Mix with spoon.
    • Grease 9x13 baking dish with butter. Pour cake mix into dish and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Let cake cool.
    • Add food coloring to frosting and mix well. Frost cooled cake and swirl design. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top of cake. Add trees and peppermint candy.
      Serve.

    Notes

    I found the edible candy canes on Amazon.  You can find them here.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sliceCalories: 289kcal
    Keyword christmascake, easyholidaycake, glutenfreecake, holidaycake, peppermintcake
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