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Winter Wonderland Cake

Winter Wonderland Cake

This magical winter cake features fluffy vanilla layers, dreamy buttercream, adorable marshmallow snowmen, and sparkling Christmas tree cones.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Candy, Dessert, Holiday Treats
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 520 kcal

Equipment

  • - Stand mixer
  • - 8-inch cake pans
  • - Piping bags & tips
  • - Offset spatula
  • - Lollipop sticks

Ingredients
  

  • **Vanilla Cake**
  • - 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • - 1 tbsp baking powder
  • - ¼ tsp baking soda
  • - 1 tsp salt
  • - 1½ cups butter
  • - 2¼ cups sugar
  • - 4 large eggs
  • - 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • - 1½ cups buttermilk
  • **Buttercream**
  • - 1 cup butter
  • - 1 cup shortening
  • - ⅛ tsp salt
  • - 8 cups powdered sugar
  • - ½ cup heavy cream
  • - 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • - ½ tsp almond extract
  • - Blue food coloring
  • **Snow Glaze**
  • - 2 cups powdered sugar
  • - 2–3 tbsp milk
  • - White sanding sugar
  • **Decorations**
  • - Marshmallows
  • - Lollipop sticks
  • - Royal icing
  • - Mini Reese’s or Rolos
  • - Chocolate coins
  • - Gel food coloring black, orange, blue
  • - Twizzlers
  • - Sugar cones
  • - Frosting
  • - Snowflake sprinkles nonpareils, sugar pearls
  • - Coconut flakes
  • - Pearl gumballs white & blue

Instructions
 

  • Bake cake layers and let cool.
  • Make buttercream and tint blue and white.
  • Create snowmen by stacking marshmallows and decorating with candy.
  • Decorate cones with piped frosting and sprinkles to make trees.
  • Make glaze and pour over frosted cake.
  • Assemble cake: stack, frost, glaze, and decorate.
  • Dust with powdered sugar and surround with coconut and gumballs.

Notes

- Prep decorations the day before
- Freeze cake layers for easy assembly
- Customize colors to match your party theme
Keyword Winter Wonderland Cake