An easy and quick cake to prepare that’s also soft and delicious. Perfect for holiday tables and dedicated to the little ones, with jam and chocolate and a delicious pistachio frosting with colorful sprinkles. I used strawberry jam for filling, but you can definitely use your favorite jam or spreadable hazelnut cream. Let’s get to work and prepare the Christmas tree cake together.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-Friendly
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Winter
Ingredients for the preparation of the Christmas Tree Cake
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup milk
- 3 tbsps vegetable oil
- Half orange peel
- 1 pinch salt
- Half packet baking powder
- 10.5 oz strawberry jam
- to taste pistachio spread
- to taste colorful sprinkles
- 1 tsp powdered sugar
Tools for the preparation of the cake
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- Whisk
- Cake Pan 9.5 inches diameter
- Cookie Cutter star
Steps for preparing the Christmas tree cake
Mix the eggs with the sugar in a bowl using a hand whisk. Add the milk and oil while continuing to mix. Add the sifted flour and cocoa and stir. Add the sifted baking powder, salt, and orange peel and mix until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a cake pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 350°F, baking for about 30 minutes and checking with a toothpick. Allow to cool completely and then cut off the dome that has formed.
Cut the cake in half and fill it with jam. Close the cake and cut it into wedges. Take each wedge and decorate with pistachio spread and colorful sprinkles. Reassemble the cake.
Cut a star from the small dome using a cookie cutter. Dust with powdered sugar and place the star in the center of the cake. It’s ready!
Storage
You can store the cake in the fridge for 4 days.
