Recipe

Candy Cane Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Cardinal54 / All my dishes 11 months, 1 week ago Recipe and picture courtesy Betty Crocker. Prep:20m Cook:30m Servings:12	Cardinal54
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Ingredients

Cake

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1/2 teaspoon red food color

1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

White Icing

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon milk or water

1/2 teaspoon vanilla, if desired

Decoration

Crushed candy canes or crushed hard peppermint candies, if desired

Directions

Heat oven to 325°F.

Generously grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.

Make cake batter as directed on box.

Pour about 2 cups batter into pan.

Into small bowl, pour about 3/4 cup batter; stir in food color and peppermint extract.

Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan.

Carefully pour remaining white batter over pink batter.

Bake as directed on box or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes.

Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan.

Cool cake completely, about 1 hour.

In small bowl, mix icing ingredients.

If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and spreadable.

Spread icing over cake.

Sprinkle top with crushed candy.

Store loosely covered.

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Comments

lacrenshaw 11 months, 1 week ago said:
It's amazing to me that something that looks so professional could sound so easy to do. Thanks and my five, cardinal!
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momo_55grandma 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Fantastic recipe wow love the picture of it yummy thanks Cardinal54

juels 11 months, 1 week ago said:
This does look complicated, but sounds easy! Very beautiful and delicious sounding cake!

elgab89 11 months, 1 week ago said:
This looks so pretty and unexpectedly easy to make! Great posting!

michellem 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Very pretty cake. I may have to add it to my Christmas baking list!

annieamie 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Thank you for posting this recipe. I'm going to make this but make mini bundts for a holiday basket! This looks easy to make and I'm sure its just delicious! Thank you again and have a happy holiday!

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