Description
Festive holiday magic springs to life with this Red Velvet Christmas Tree Cake, a delightful dessert that blends rich crimson layers with creamy frosting. Sweet memories and seasonal cheer combine in a dessert you’ll treasure and share with loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups (300 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups (360 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
Flavor and Color Enhancers:
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Craft the vibrant red velvet base by thoroughly blending dry ingredients like flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a spacious mixing vessel.
- Whisk liquid components including vegetable oil, eggs, buttermilk, crimson food coloring, pure vanilla essence, and white vinegar in a separate container until seamlessly integrated.
- Merge wet and dry mixtures, stirring gently to create a uniform, silky batter without overmixing to maintain cake’s delicate texture.
- Distribute the rouge-hued batter evenly across three meticulously greased 6-inch circular pans, ensuring uniform depth for consistent baking.
- Slide pans into a preheated 350°F oven, allowing cakes to transform for approximately 25-30 minutes until a slender testing implement emerges clean.
- Extract cakes and permit complete cooling on wire racks, preventing moisture condensation that could compromise structural integrity.
- Prepare luxurious cream cheese frosting by whipping room-temperature butter and cream cheese until achieving cloudlike consistency and volume.
- Gradually incorporate powdered sugar, blending deliberately to prevent lumps, then introduce vanilla extract for enhanced aromatic complexity.
- Sculpt cake layers by carefully trimming surfaces, creating a symmetrical, tapered silhouette reminiscent of an evergreen tree.
- Apply initial frosting layer as a crumb-sealing foundation, ensuring smooth, pristine surface for subsequent decoration.
- Utilize verdant-tinted frosting and a decorative star-tipped piping tool to construct textural tree-like patterns, mimicking pine needle clusters.
- Embellish with delicate fondant ornaments, shimmering edible pearls, subtle glitter accents, and a golden star crowning the festive creation.
Notes
- Customize cake color by adjusting food coloring intensity for desired festive shade.
- Ensure ingredients are room temperature for smoother cake batter and better mixing.
- Prevent dry cake by not overmixing batter and checking doneness with toothpick test.
- Keep frosting chilled to maintain sturdy decorative piping and tree structure.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg