Description
Celebrate the holiday season with this festive Red Velvet Tree Cake. This eye-catching dessert is sure to impress your guests with its rich red color and delicious cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Christmas or any special occasion!
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp red food coloring
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Additional:
- Festive sprinkles or decorations (optional)
- Nonstick spray or butter (for greasing)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a tree-shaped cake pan or bundt/tube pan.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, mix oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Slowly add wet ingredients to dry, mixing until smooth.
- Bake: Pour batter into pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and Frost: Cool cake, then frost with cream cheese frosting and decorate with sprinkles.
Notes
- You can use a silicone tree mold or carve a tree shape from a sheet cake.
- For extra flair, add edible glitter or colored sugar.
- Cake can be made 1 day ahead and stored covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
