How to make Christmas tree cake - pines of ice cream cones

The Christmas season is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. People are busy with house decoration and party preparation for this event. Do you have an idea of cooking something special for your family? Let’s join the baker in this video to learn how to make a Christmas tree cake. The baker shows his creativity by using ice cream cones to decorate pine trees on the cake.
Cooking Time
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients:
For the Cake
- 1 2/3 cups flour 213g
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
- 1/4 tsp baking soda 1g
- 1 tsp baking powder 3g
- 1/4 tsp salt 1g, heaping, optional
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter 176g, room temperature
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup sour cream 120g
- 1 tbsp vanilla 15mL
- 1/2 cup whole milk 120mL
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract, optional 2.5mL
For Buttercream
- 1.5 lb confectioners sugar 680g
- 1 pound of unsalted butter (454g)
- 1-2 tbsp heavy whipping cream, If needed for consistency
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
- 5 drops green food coloring for the trees
For decoration
- 12 ice cream cones
Steps
(1) Put a sieve into a large bowl. Put such ingredients as flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar into the sieve. Sieve the ingredients up.
(2) Put sour cream, milk, egg white, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract into a large bowl. Give it a whisk.
(3) Blend the above dry and wet mixtures to have a batter.
(4) Divide batter evenly into 3 cake pans. Put fabric strips on cake pans to keep the cake from burning outside when you put them in the oven.
(5) Bake for 30 -35 minutes at 350 F or until the centers are set and springy.
(6) Let the layers cool in the pans for about 4 minutes, then dump each layer onto a cooling rack.
(7) Cut ice cream cones for later decoration of pine trees.
(8) Prepare buttercream by mixing butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla, and peppermint extract into a container. Use a blender to mix it well. Divide into two batches. Make one of the batches green by using chemicals or matcha powder.
(9) Put three cake layers on top of each other. Apply white buttercream around the cake until you have a smooth surface. Add all the cut ice cream cones to the cake to make it look like a forest. Apply green buttercream to decorate the ice cream cones like pine trees. Use powdered sugar for finishing touch.
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