Christmas Tree Cake
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Christmas Tree Cake
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This festive Christmas Tree Cake combines a light and fluffy chocolate cake with buttercream and jam, and is easy to decorate like a Christmas tree.
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Ingredients
For the cake
- 250 g butter softened
- 250 g caster sugar
- 4 eggs medium
- 210 g self-raising flour
- 20 g cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 140 g PLAIN yogurt
- 50 g chocolate chips dark
For the buttercream and filling
- 250 g butter
- 400 g icing sugar
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 100 g jam
- 15 g Food colouring gel Green
- 5 g Food colouring gel Yellow
- 5 g Food colouring gel Red
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C(fan)/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line a 30x20cm (12x10") baking tin.
To make the cake
- Add 250 g Butter and 250 g Caster sugar to a large mixing bowl. Mix together until light and fluffy.
- Whisk in 4 Eggs one at a time.
- Sift in 210 g Self-raising flour, 20 g Cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon Baking powder. Gently fold the dry ingredients in.
- Add 140 g Plain yogurt, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract and 50 g Chocolate chips. Carefully fold these into the mixture.
- Pour the cake batter into the lined baking tin and smooth over. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until an inserted knife comes out clean.
- Once cooked, leave the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Slice the cake in half through the middle and spread 100 g Jam over the bottom half.
To make the buttercream
- Mix together 250 g Butter, 400 g Icing sugar, 2 tablespoon Milk and 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, until smooth.
- Remove two small amounts and put in separate bowls.
- Add 15 g Food colouring gel (green) to the large amount and 5 g Food colouring gel (red) and 5 g Food colouring gel (yellow) to the smaller amounts. Mix well to get the desired colours.
To make the cake
- Pipe about ⅓ of the green icing onto the jam. Put the top half of the cake back on and cut out a tree shape.
- Starting from the bottom of the tree, pipe the remaining green icing in small downward motions, working upwards and slightly overlapping the row below.
- Add small spots of red and yellow icing to make lights and baubles.
Notes
- Note that the nutritional information will be higher than actual, as not all of the cake is used, depending on how you cut the tree shape.
- You could swap the icing for a cream cheese frosting if you prefer.
- Allow the cake to cool fully before slicing it in half and adding the filing. It will fall apart otherwise.
- You could use a mini star shape cookie cutter to cut out a star from the off cuts of cake to put on top of the tree.
- We like to dust it with a little icing sugar before serving to make it look a little snowy.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1portion
Calories
659kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
78g
(26%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
146mg
(49%)
Sodium
300mg
(13%)
Potassium
151mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
62g
(124%)
Vitamin A
1136IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 659 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 659kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 78g | 26% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 146mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 300mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 151mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 62g | 124% |
| Vitamin A | 1136IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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