Ingredinets:
- 2 Christmas tree cake pans
- 1 two-layer prepared cake recipe or cake mix, any flavor
- 1 recipe prepared Best Cream Frosting
- green gel food coloring
- red gel food coloring
- 1 drop each of red & yellow liquid food coloring
- assorted Christmas sprinkles
- assorted plain M & M candies
- Using the Christmas tree cake pans, divide batter evenly between the two pans .
- Bake according to directions on box. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Divide the frosting evenly into two bowls, setting one bowl aside.
- Use enough green gel food coloring to make a rich green color for the Festive Christmas Tree Cake.
- Frost the cake and spread frosting to look like tree boughs.
- Decorate with M & M candies and sprinkles; place in the refrigerator to set the frosting.
- For the Jolly Santa Cake, using a sharp knife, trim off the tips of the side 'branches' and round off the tree trunk edges; then brush away any crumbs.
- Using the other bowl of frosting, frost the bottom 2/3 of the cake in white.
- Put about 1/4 cup of frosting into a small dish with the liquid food coloring for Santa's face.
- Thinly spread face frosting into an elongated rectangle, using the photo as a guide.
- Again, using the photo as a guide, place 2 blue M & M's for his eyes, 1 red for his nose and 1 red for his mouth.
- Place about 3/4 cup of the frosting into a small bowl and dye it a bright red with the red gel food coloring.
- Frost the top 1/3 of the cake with the red for Santa's hat.
- Place the remaining white frosting into a decorating bag with a star tip and pipe out his hair, eyebrows, mustache and beard.
- Pipe out a white border and a pompom for the top of his hat. Voila ... Two cakes in one! Enjoy!
