Christmas Theme Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

A Christmas theme cake can very well be a chocolate cake with decorative whipped cream frosting. I am sharing some easy yet, cool ideas for a whipped cream Christmas tree theme cake

It’s that time of the year when everyone indulges in baking. So, why not make it a family affair?

Kids enjoy cake decorating very much and with that thought in mind, I have shared some easy whipped cream frosting techniques.

All you need to do is get the basic cake with ganache frosting ready and sliced, the cream whipped up and just get everyone together around the table for a fun session.

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Whipped Cream Christmas (Tree) Theme Cake                 Serves 8 to 10

Ingredients:

Chocolate cake – 8”

Milk – ½ cup (chilled)

Chocolate ganache – 1 ½  cup

Whipping cream – 1 cup Icing sugar – 2 tblsp

Food gel colours (red and green) – as required

Piping bags – 3

Piping nozzles – petal tip/leaf tip, rose tip and star tip

Method:

1.    Place the cake upside down on a cake board or a plate. Drizzle the cold milk using a teaspoon all over the cake. Let it rest for 5 mins.

2.    Melt the ganache in the microwave. Pour over the cake and spread it out using a knife. Let it drip over the edge. Set it in the fridge for half an hour.

3.    Take the whipped cream absolutely chilled and beat it (using a whisk, hand held electric beater or a stand mixer) for a couple of minutes.

4.    Sift the icing sugar and add it into the cream. Mix on low speed then increase the speed to high and beat it till stiff peaks form.

5.    Divide the cream into 3 parts. Colour one part green and one part red using the gel colours. Add in a few drops at a time and mix. Add more color if required according to your liking. Keep the third part white.

6.    Fill the cream in 3 icing bags and fit them with a petal nozzle, a leaf nozzle / rose tip and a star tip.

7.    Take out the cake and cut it into 8 wedges.

8.    Using each icing bag, pipe out leaves /petals or stars to fill the top of each wedge. Draw a zigzag with the rose tip to cover the top  of the others.

9.    You may pipe stars on the side of the cake in contrasting colours for a bit of fun.

10. Serve as individual portions

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