Reindeer Layered Cake

Ello, folks! This week I have two recipes postings that are geared toward the holiday season and I just can't wait to share both of them with you. Today I wanted to share this super cute Reindeer layered Cake.

Ever since I was a child I have loved Reindeer and I thought what better than to make a super cute Reindeer cake! This cake is easy to create and you can get the entire family involved in decorating it.

I think this would make a great centerpiece on your table this holiday not to mention that it is so tasty!

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Instead of doing just a recipe insert I wanted to write things up so that you can really follow the directions correctly. Let's start.

Reindeer Layered Cake Directions

First, we will make snowflakes.

Ingredients

1 C Ghirardelli white chocolate melting chips
1 disposable piping bag
1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper

Directions

Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave on 30-second increments
Scoop into a disposable piping bag
Cut the tip-off
Pipe out about 10 thick snowflakes in different sizes
Allow drying overnight!

Cake Directions

What You Need

2 Boxes of french vanilla cake mix
6 large eggs
2 C water
1 C canola oil
Red and green gel food coloring
3 9inch round cake
1 10inch round cake board
1 cake leveler

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray the cake pans with pam baking spray

Combine all ingredients for the cake into a standing mixer and mix until combined

Divide the cake batter into two bowls
Mix in a few drops of red gel food coloring into 1 bowl of cake batter and mix until combined
Mix in a few drops of green gel food coloring into the second bowl and mix until combined
Using the ice cream scooper, scoop some red or green cake batter into the pans
Alternate with the red and green cake batters between the three cake pans
Bake the cakes for 36-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow cakes to cool completely
Place cake rounds onto a cookie sheet and use the cake leveler to remove the domes of the cake to make it even