Little Debbie-Inspired Christmas Tree Cakes
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For this classic Little Debbie-copycat dessert, sandwich a creme filling between two layers of soft vanilla cake and stamp out with a Christmas tree-shaped cookie cutter. Coat each cake in white candy melts and decorate with green sugar sprinkles and a red icing garland. Consider these snack cakes Santa-approved!
Total Time
1 hr 40 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Ingredients
for 8 cakes
Cake
- nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar(200 g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour(185 g), sifted
- ⅔ cup milk(160 mL)
- 1 oz spiced rum(30 mL), optional
Filling
- 4 large egg whites
- ¾ cup granulated sugar(150 g)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, cubed, chilled, but pliable
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
For Decorating
- 10 oz vanilla candy melts(295 g)
- 2 tablespoons green sanding sugar
- 1 tube red cookie icing
Special Equipment
- 1 christmas tree-shaped cookie cutter
