Looking for a yummy dessert? Then check out this cake made in creative Santa shape – perfect for Christmas celebration.
Santa Claus Cake
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box yellow cake mix with pudding
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Frosting and Decorations
- 1 large marshmallow
- 1 container (1 lb) vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1 to 2 tablespoons red sugar
- 1 teaspoon red edible glitter
- 1 large green gumdrop, halved
- 1 miniature marshmallow
- 3 strands pull-apart red licorice twists
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Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds or until blended. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
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Step2Bake 29 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Carefully remove cake from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
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Step3Cover 22x12-inch piece of heavy cardboard with foil. Cut and assemble cake pieces on foil-covered cardboard as shown in diagram. (See link below for diagram.)
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Step4Frost large marshmallow with vanilla frosting; dip in coconut. Set aside. Frost assembled cake with remaining vanilla frosting. Sprinkle red sugar on cake for top of hat; sprinkle red edible glitter on top of red sugar. Sprinkle coconut on cake for border of hat and beard.
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Step5Place large coconut-coated marshmallow on top of hat for tassel. Place gumdrop halves, sugar-side-up, on cake for eyes, mini marshmallow for nose and red licorice twists for mouth. Sprinkle red sugar on cake for cheeks.
Nutrition
450
Calories
20g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
65g
Total Carbohydrate
46g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Trans Fat
- 4g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 400mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 65g
- 22%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 46g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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