Today I am sharing a Christmas Cake for the holiday season. My Candy Cane Cake is a fluffy, minty blend of vanilla and candy cane. Fresh, sweet mint can be tasted throughout. I did vanilla cake, but this frosting would also be yummy with a chocolate cake! Whatever you are craving. I loved the snow-like feel that this cake had. And the subtle swirl of red reminds me of candy canes, Santa Claus and red stocking hung by a crackling fire. So if you are feeling festive and want something other than Christmas cookies to bake, give this cake a spin!...

Fluffy frosting..

I folded a few crushed candy canes right into the frosting for texture and extra minty flavor..

Happy Christmas week everyone! I want to send each and every one of you a special wish for joy, peace and adventure these last few days of the year and into 2019.

Yesterday I made this dreamy Candy Cane Cake while binge-watching Red Table Talks on Facebook Watch. If you watched my Instagram story, you saw that this cake was a true labor of love trying to revive it after I frosted it a bit too soon and the insides got all melty. You can see that the frosting layers are not as thick and fluffy as they should be. But it's a good reminder for all of us: make sure you have enough time to fully allow your cakes to cool before frosting. Otherwise you end up with the cake that the fairies make in Sleeping Beauty (before they used their magic.) ... Did anyone get that reference? Haha.

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Spelt. I used spelt flour this time because I love the flavor and texture, but all purpose flour works too.

Natural Food Coloring.. I used Watkins natural food coloring and I loved it! The price is super reasonable for a plant-based food dye and the color was super bold and intense. I cannot wait to experiment more with these colors. You can snag a set on Amazon.

Swirls of red...

Candy Cane Cake

pin it for later..

Winter cake..