Description
A beautiful and festive Christmas cake designed to represent four generations of a family, perfect for a wedding celebration during the holiday season. This cake combines traditional wedding cake elegance with Christmas cheer.
Ingredients
- Flour
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Butter
- Milk
- Baking Powder
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
- Cream Cheese
- Powdered Sugar
- Buttercream Frosting
- Red Food Coloring
- Green Food Coloring
- White Fondant
- Edible Gold Dust
- Edible Silver Dragees
- Christmas-themed Edible Decorations (e.g., snowflakes, holly, berries)
Instructions
- Prepare your favorite cake recipe for a multi-tiered cake. Bake the cake layers and let them cool completely.
- Prepare cream cheese frosting for filling and buttercream frosting for decorating.
- Assemble the cake tiers, filling each layer with cream cheese frosting. Crumb coat the cake with buttercream frosting and chill until firm.
- Cover the cake with white fondant.
- Using edible gold dust, paint elegant scrollwork or patterns on the fondant.
- Create fondant figures or edible images representing four generations of the family. Place them on the cake tiers.
- Decorate the cake with Christmas-themed elements like fondant holly, berries, snowflakes, and edible silver dragees.
- Add a festive topper, such as a bride and groom figure with a family tree or a Christmas star.
- Chill the cake until ready to serve.
Notes
- Ensure all edible decorations are food-safe and appropriate for consumption.
- Consider the size and weight of the cake when planning the structure and support.
- You can customize the cake flavors to suit your preferences.
- The “four generations” aspect can be represented through edible photos, fondant figures, or engraved plaques.
- Prep Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 1.5 hours
- Category: Celebration Cake
- Method: Baking and Decorating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 50g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: Christmas wedding cake, four generations cake, family photo cake, holiday wedding cake, festive cake, custom cake, fondant cake, multi-tiered cake