christmas cake

Recipe by
Barbara Scott
Winchester, VA

This is a fun recipe to do with the kids and it's very festive for the holidays. Not too heavy, it's just right to serve after a big Christmas meal.

yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For christmas cake

  • 1 box
    white cake mix
  • 7 1/2
    squares unsweetened bakers chocolate
  • 3 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 4 tsp
    water
  • 4
    eggs, separated
  • enough cool whip or whipped cream for icing

How To Make christmas cake

  • 1
    Prepare cake mix as instructed on box. Divide batter into two bowls and add red food coloring to one half and green food coloring into the other half. Pour into 9" round cake pans and bake according to instructions on box.
  • 2
    Chocolate mixture: Melt chocolate squares over low heat and add sugar and water. Heat until smooth. Add beaten egg yolks slowly to mixture stirring quickly. Heat until thick. Let cool for a bit. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into chocolate mixture.
  • 3
    Line a large mixing bowl with plastic wrap. Cut each half of the cake into squares. Checker a layer of green and red cake squares in the bottom of bowl and cover that layer with some of the chocolate mixture. Repeat until cake squares are all that is left on top of bowl. Pour any remaining chocolate mixture over the finished product.
  • 4
    REFRIGERATE. Turn bowl upside down on a plate and remove plastic wrap. Ice with Cool Whip or whipped cream. Serve.
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