Sparkling Tree Cakes

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You're invited to a tree-trimming party. Our video shows you how to make the yummy cake. You provide the cute.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 20 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

1/4

tsp. green food coloring

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

cup powdered sugar

1-1/2

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

peppermint sticks (3 inch)

1/2

cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped

1/4

cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts, chopped

Assorted Christmas candy

Colored sugar

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

PREPARE cake batter as directed on package; tint with food coloring. Pour evenly into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.

BAKE as directed on package. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

BEAT cream cheese and powdered sugar with mixer until well blended. Stir in COOL WHIP with whisk. Spread onto tops and sides of cakes.

CUT each cake into 8 wedges to resemble Christmas trees. Insert peppermint stick into curved side of each cake for the tree trunk. Decorate with remaining ingredients.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

With their built-in portion control, these cakes make great holiday treats!

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a cook

posted:12/13/2006

Easy to make and really good. My only complaint is that if you don't eat them right away, storing them in the refrigerator causes the candy sticks and red hots to get soft and bleed.

Maryann1763

posted:12/13/2006

Great and easy, everyone can have fun making this. I also used can frosting and pretzels and candy canes. Have fun!!!

a cook

posted:12/13/2006

Kids loved decorating these cakes! VERY easy for me to prep ahead of time and let the kids do their own thing. Great Idea!

anas21

posted:12/11/2006

The children and adults found it fascinating and tasty.

a cook

posted:12/11/2006

When I make this recipe, I will use large pretzel rods for the trunks to give the Tree Cakes a more realistic look. Great idea! Can't wait to make them for the holidays!

havlikbb

posted:12/8/2006

Very cute idea! However not very easy to frost if you cut it first. Because I made the cake green I also tinted my frosting green. I suggest frosting the cake first before cutting and then freeze it, once froze cut into tree shapes. Much easier than trying to frost the trees individually. Also this way only the tops and the bottoms of the cakes will be frosted leaving the green cake on the outsides exposed.

desromero27

posted:12/7/2006

We had such a ball doing these. My 5 year old, 7 year old, husband and myself really enjoyed the family time together!! After we were done decorating the treecake we decorated our real tree...Cannot say enough on how easy this was to make and how much fun we had doing it!! If you watch the video on how to make and follow her instructions you are garanteed a flawless cut!!Thanks KRAFT for another outstanding recipe!!!

susan12346

posted:12/6/2006

I love this and they were a big hit at a Christmas party for 18 Seniors!! Thank you!

cook4me74

posted:12/6/2006

Found much easier to cut cake before icing it. Tasty and fun!

a cook

posted:12/6/2006

So easy! So well-received! I made them all alike so there was no quibbling. I put each on a paper doily to make it easier to handle. And using food coloring in the batter itself means not icing a cut cake edge which can be difficult. Very clever!