Ugly Sweater Cake Recipe
Whip up an ugly sweater cake that is festive, silly, and a tacky Christmas sweater cake. This is the perfect Christmas cake recipe. A gaudy Christmas ugly sweater cake that might just win an award or two. Red velvet cake with a fluffy white frosting.
Servings 9 x13
Calories 579kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cake Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Red gel food coloring
Decorations
- 3 containers of fluffy white frosting 12 ounce containers
- 1 tube Betty Crocker red icing foliage in red 4.25 ounces
- Christmas light icing decorations
- 1 package Santa icing decorations
- 1 package Snowman icing decorations
- 1 package Christmas gummies
- 4-5 Milk Duds
- 2 mini candy cakes
- Food coloring
- ¼ teaspoon sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 cake pan and place parchment paper on bottom for easy removal of cake when done.
- Next you will sift, cake flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- Whisk the mixture to combine, then set aside.
- In a stand mixer or with hand mixer, mix butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 3-4 minutes on medium speed.
- Add in the oil, eggs, and vanilla and make sure fully incorporated.
- Next add in the food coloring. If you want a bit darker you can add more food coloring.
- Now you will alternate adding buttermilk then flour mixture until both are incorporated into the cake batter.
- Add in the vinegar.
- Pour the red velvet cake batter into a prepared 9x13 and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the cake is fully cooked. You want to stick a toothpick in the cake and it comes out clean of wet cake batter.
- Place the cake on a cooling rack to fully cool.
Decorating Cake
- Place a container of white frosting in a piping bag with a large piping tip. Create a “V” shape of white frosting to mimic the collar of the sweater. Spread to create even layer.
- With 2 frosting containers color one red and the other container turquoise.
- Spread some of the frosting on half of the cake.
- Then repeat with the other side with the other color of frosting.
- With the white frosting pipe around the v collar and create a line down the center between the two colors of frosting.
- Now pipe around outside of cake with white frosting and on one side of cake create two lines to create blocks to break up the sweater.
- Add a few milk duds for buttons down the center.
- With the cookie cutter place on the bottom of the cake that is turquoise. Add in sprinkles and lightly press into cake with finger to ensure sprinkles will stick. Lift up the cookie cutter.
- Then grab the red icing and pipe swirls to mimic Christmas light string. Pipe around the bell cookie cutter design to create a frame.
- Next you will add the light candy icing decorations on the string.
- Then on the other side of cake, add candies and decorations in each block.
- Once done slice and serve or store covered until ready to serve up this ugly sweater cake!
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Notes
Cake - Store bought or homemade work. Any flavor of cake can be used.
Frosting- You will have some leftover frosting, I just stored it in the fridge and ate it with graham crackers as a fun snack.
Decorations- Buy any type of decorations you want. Have fun creating your cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 263mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 55g