
Christmas Tree Cookie Cake
2 hr 15 min
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Favorite cake mix or recipe Try Wilton’s Basic Yellow Cake
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
4 cups sifted powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar)
2 tablespoons milk, heavy cream or water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (pure or imitation)
Pinch of salt (optional)
Yellow food coloring
Kelly green food coloring
Juniper food coloring
Black food coloring
Royal Blue food coloring
Christmas Red food coloring
Sky Blue food coloring
Moss green food coloring
Red-Red food coloring
Cake Pan
3-tier cooling rack
Ruler
Knife
Large Bowl
Silicone spatula
Electric Mixer
Tint frosting. Tint buttercream to create the following colors:
Tint ½ cup white frosting lime green by combining Moss Green and Lemon Yellow icing colors.
Tint ¼ cup white frosting dark green by combining Kelly Green, Royal Blue and a touch of Black icing colors.
Tint ¼ cup white frosting teal green by combining Sky Blue, Lemon Yellow and touch of Black icing colors.
Tint ¼ cup white frosting red by combining Red-Red and Christmas Red icing colors.
Tint ½ cup white frosting juniper green using Juniper Green icing color.
Add all tinted frostings into decorating bags. Pair tinted colors in decorating bags with tips as follows.
Tip 18 and lime green frosting
Tip 3 and dark green frosting
Tip 5 and teal green frosting
Tip 2 and red frosting
Tip 16 and juniper green frosting.
When mixing color, always mix a small amount of color to experiment. Start with base color and then add very small amounts of secondary color. Be sure to mix enough color for the cakes to be decorated as it is difficult to match an exact color.
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