Description
Indulge in the festive spirit with this delightful Red Velvet Tree Cake recipe. Perfect for the holidays, these mini tree cakes are not only visually charming but also scrumptiously moist and flavorful. Get ready to impress your guests with this Christmas dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1 box red velvet cake mix (15.25 oz)
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (for frosting)
Decorations:
- Green food coloring (gel or liquid)
- Assorted holiday sprinkles or edible decorations
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a tree-shaped cake pan or mini tree molds.
- Mix Cake Batter: In a large mixing bowl, combine red velvet cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
- Bake: Pour batter into prepared pan(s) and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Make Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter, add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, then tint with green food coloring.
- Decorate: Pipe frosting onto cooled cakes, add decorations, and dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- If you don’t have a tree mold, you can use a sheet pan and a tree-shaped cookie cutter. White or cream cheese frosting can be used with red and green sprinkles for decoration.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
