We’re well and truly in the Christmas spirit, the decorations are up, mulled wine is being drunk and so thought it was about time we did some Christmas baking. Whether this is something to impress your guests at Christmas or you’re looking for some alternative winter wedding inspiration, this edible DIY is sure to put a smile on your face (and anyone else who gets a piece!)
Introducing the Christmas tree cake! It can be decorated in so many ways to fit your theme and Christmas style, and could even double up as a fun wedding cake alternative idea if you’re having a Christmas wedding!
Move over tiered cakes, we’ve got a Christmas tree cake to cut.
The wonderful thing about this cake idea is that pretty much any type and flavour of cake would work! Use your favourite cake recipe and wow your friends and family with this festive treat.
For the video we’ve kept it simple with a vanilla sponge recipe and used the following quantities to fill two 29cmx20cm baking tins.
- 16oz caster sugar
- 16oz butter or margarine
- 8 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 16oz self raising flour
Mix the sugar and butter together until fully mixed, add the eggs and mix again until fully incorporated. Add the vanilla extract then fold in the flour using a spoon or spatula. Divide the mix equally into two baking tins which have been lined with baking paper.
Bake at 160oC for approximately 25-30 minutes
Draw a Christmas tree shape on a piece of paper/baking paper to act as your template. This can be any shape tree you fancy, or print a shape from clipart/Google images if you’re not confident to draw freehand.
Once the cakes are cool, cut around the template to create your tree shaped cakes.
Sandwich the cakes together with buttercream/frosting and decorate! This is where the fun really begins, whatever your Christmas style, go to town with those colours, embellishments and maybe even some (it’s Christmas so maybe a lot) of edible glitter!
We kept it classic and used white, red and green buttercream with different piping nozzles to create our Christmas tree. And then finished the decoration with gingerbread biscuits in various shapes and Christmas sprinkles from Baking Time Club.
We’d love to see your seasonal creations so don’t forget to tag us over on Instagram if you give this a go!
-Bride Society
