Eggless Christmas Tree Mini Cakes
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Eggless Christmas Tree Mini Cakes
Description
Eggless Christmas Tree Mini Cakes start with a vanilla cake batter colored green to create a seasonal, visually appealing effect. The batter combines sugar, oil, yogurt, and vanilla with all-purpose flour and leavening agents, then is baked until a clean skewer comes out, producing a tender yet sturdy crumb. After cooling, the rectangular cake is cut into triangular 'tree' slices and frosted with a creamy pink buttercream made by creaming butter, powdered sugar, and red food coloring. Decorating with sprinkles adds texture and festive flair, while small straws serve as trunks for the mini tree cakes.
The cake’s moist texture results from the yogurt and oil base, compensating for the absence of eggs. The frosting’s creaminess contrasts the cake's softness. Suitable for holiday parties, these mini cakes can be prepared a day ahead and decorated just before serving to maintain freshness and appearance. Their individual size makes them convenient for portion control and festive presentation.
Careful cutting into triangular shapes from the rectangular baked cake maximizes the number of mini trees. The green food color gives a clear visual cue of pine trees, while the pink frosting adds color contrast. The use of common baking ingredients and simple decoration techniques allows for confident preparation even by home bakers aiming for a seasonal treat.
Ingredients
1. For Cake
Wet ingredients
- 100 gram sugar
- 100 ml neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 180 gram yogurt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Food Coloring green
Dry Ingredients
- 180 gram all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
2. Frosting
- 75 g butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
3. Decorations
- q.s Sprinkles for decoration
- 6 straws
Instructions
Vanilla green cake preparation
- Combine all wet ingredients like oil, yogurt, and sugar in a mixing bowl, and whisk well.
- Sift baking powder, baking soda, and all-purpose flour (all dry ingredients) into another bowl.
- Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients slowly while stirring.
- To this batter, add vanilla and green food colour and whisk well to combine.
- Transfer this batter to a baking tin and bake for 35-40 minutes at 180°C or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Cool the cake completely before unmoulding.
Frosting Preparation
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, powdered sugar, and red food colour with the help of a whisk.
- Once creamy, transfer the pink frosting to a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle.
Decoration
- Cut the cake in half on the longer side as it is rectangular.
- Cut six triangle slices on each half side of the cake. It will give you twelve Christmas cake tree slices.
- Using a piping bag, decorate the cake trees in a zig-zag fashion.
- Finally, sprinkle hundreds and thousands on the cake trees.
- Egg-free Christmas tree mini cakes are ready to serve!!
Notes
- Prepare the cake a day ahead to save time on the day of serving and keep it fresh by decorating just before the event.
- Cut the rectangular cake into triangles carefully to maximize the number of mini tree slices.
- Use the frosting piping bag with a round nozzle for neat zigzag decorations on the mini cakes.
- Green and red food colorings are essential for achieving the traditional Christmas colors in the cake and frosting.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Kids
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 12People | |
| Calories | 280kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 89mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 49mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 171IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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