Fancy Christmas Cakes

 
Creating a beautiful and delicious minicake for your Holiday celebration has never been easier! These Fancy Christmas Cakes are as tasty as they are festive! video tutorial
To create these lovely Fancy Christmas Cakes you will need
1 box white cake mix can also use vanilla or a fromscratch recipe
McCormick Vanilla Extract
1ounce bottle McCormick Red food coloring
1ounce bottle McCormick Green food coloring
2 bowls  spatula
2 9 x 13 baking pans
2 12 round cookie cutter
1 recipe buttercream below

16ounce package Candyquick Chocolate can also use your preferred chocolate but may need to add shortening
sheet pan parchment paper and cooling rack
How to Make Christmas Cakes
Start out by prepare box cake mix according to directions. You can also make a homemade white cake
Separate the cake batter into two bowls. There are approximately 3 cups total of cake batter so put 1 12 cups into each bowl.
To the first bowl of cake batter add 1 tablespoon of red food coloring.
Tips Tricks for Fancy Christmas Cakes
If you use a large amount of food coloring as I have add a little McCormick Vanilla Extract to ensure the cake tastes as sweet as it looks! Why do I prefer McCormick? Not only can I find it everywhere and adore that my readers can too! but I love knowing I am using a product that is the best quality.
For this recipe I added 1 teaspoon to the red batter. I did not add any to the green batter but you certainly could. You could also add peppermint extract for a wonderful seasonal flavor!
Once you have added the red food coloring and vanilla carefully mix until fully incorporated. Pour into a prepared I lined my pan with parchment paper and coated it with Homemade Bakers Spray or GOOP pan. Once the batter is in the pan tap it on the counter to