Christmas Tree Cake with Mini Trees Recipe

Name: Christmas Tree Cake with Mini Trees
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 5 h 55 min
Yield: 14 servings
Ingredients: 1 box golden cake mix with pudding; Water, oil and eggs called for on cake mix box; 1 teaspoon almond extract; Green gel food colour; 1 1/2 cups butter, softened; 9 cups icing sugar; 3/4 cup milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla; Green gel food colour; 1 (10-inch) wooden skewer; 7 classic waffle cones or pointed sugar cones; 84 pink or red candy coated chocolate balls

Ingredients

1 box golden cake mix with pudding
Water, oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 teaspoon almond extract
Green gel food colour
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
9 cups icing sugar
3/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
Green gel food colour
1 (10-inch) wooden skewer
7 classic waffle cones or pointed sugar cones
84 pink or red candy coated chocolate balls

PREP TIME 2h10m	COOK TIME 3h45m	TOTAL TIME 5h55m
YIELD 14 servings

Instructions

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 4-cup and a 2-cup oven-proof measuring cup.
Place paper baking cup in each of 7 regular-size muffin cups.
Make cake mix as directed on box using water, oil and eggs.
Add almond extract and enough green food colour to make light green batter; blend well. Fill 4-cup measuring cup with 2 cups batter.
Fill 2-cup measuring cup with 1 cup batter.
Divide remaining batter into muffin cups.
Bake cupcakes 20 to 25 minutes, 2-cup measuring cup 30 to 35 minutes and 4-cup measuring cup 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pan and cakes from measuring cups to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat butter and icing sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended.
Mix in 3/4 cup milk, vanilla and enough green food colour to make desired green coloured frosting. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time.