Description
These Copycat Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes are a festive and delicious treat to make during the holiday season. With a moist yellow cake base, creamy marshmallow filling, and a sweet almond bark coating, these cute tree-shaped cakes are perfect for spreading holiday cheer.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 13.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup melted butter
Filling:
- 7 ounces marshmallow fluff
- ¾ cup butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
Coating:
- 1 pound white almond bark
- green sanding sugar
- 1 cup red candy melts
Instructions
- Cake – Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 16×12 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Whisk together cake mix, eggs, egg yolk, milk, and melted butter. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Let cool.
- Filling – Beat marshmallow fluff, butter, powdered sugar until smooth. Spread on cake, cut into trees, and freeze.
- Coating – Melt almond bark, dip trees, sprinkle with sanding sugar. Melt red candy melts, pipe on stripes.
Notes
- You can freeze the filled cake for 30 minutes before cutting out the trees to make it easier.
- If the red candy melts are too thick, you can add 1/4 teaspoon of melted shortening or coconut oil to thin them out.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg