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Ugly Sweater Cake

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This Ugly Sweater Cake is perfect for all your holiday parties. Start with a box cake mix and then decorate the cake in a variety of ways.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 20
Cuisine American
Course Dessert
Calories 421

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 Box White Cake Mix
  • Ingredients to make the cake based on the package instructions.

For the Frosting:

For the Decorations:

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Instructions

For the Cake:

  • Bake the cake based on the package instructions in a 9X13 baking pan.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes.
  • Place a cake board or cutting board on top of the pan and carefully invert the cake onto the board.
  • Let the cake cool completely before topping with the frosting.

For the Frosting:

  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until it's creamy, light and fluffy with an electric mixer.
  • Gradually mix the powdered sugar into the butter mixture ½ cup at a time. Make sure that the powdered sugar is completely mixed in before adding more.
  • Turn the mixer speed to low and add in the heavy cream and vanilla extract.  Beat for approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute until the frosting is a good consistency.
  • Remove approximately 1/4 of the icing from the large bowl.  Dye the remaining frosting green with the food coloring.
  • Separate the frosting removed from the bowl into 2 smaller bowls.  Dye one bowl red and leave the other one white.
  • Spread the green frosting onto the top and the sides of the cake until fully covered.
  • Place the white frosting in a piping bag fitted with a star tip.  Then pipe a V-neck shape at the top of the cake and a thick line down the center of the cake.
  • Use the red frosting to pipe 2 horizontal lines on both sides of the thick white line in the center of the cake.
  • Use the candies and Christmas sprinkles to decorate each section of the sweater differently to make the cake wacky and unique.
  • Then the cake is ready to slice, serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Refrigerate the leftovers, covered, for up to 4-5 days.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 421kcal, Carbohydrates 58g, Protein 1g, Fat 21g, Saturated Fat 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2g, Monounsaturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 1g, Cholesterol 39mg, Sodium 189mg, Potassium 24mg, Fiber 0.3g, Sugar 45g, Vitamin A 459IU, Vitamin C 0.01mg, Calcium 63mg, Iron 1mg

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