Gluten Free Christmas Tree Cakes

Is it even Christmas if you aren’t eating a Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes?

For our family, that would be a hard no, except this year we all went gluten free. This definitely put a damper on my Holiday Spirit! I decided that making gluten free Chrismas tree cakes would be my next project to tackle.

I scoured the web for an easy and delicious white cake recipe and stumbled upon this one from Sugar Spun Run.

To begin, with any cake recipe that you convert to gluten free; texture changes. Consitstency is different. I followed her recipe with my only changes being the flour. My cake batter was very sticky. I am thinking that maybe I needed more flour. I will defintely be playing with this the next time I make these. These were very sweet cakes. Make sure to get a very thin layer of the chocolate over the whole cake, otherwise its too much sweetness.

Making the Cake Batter

We will first use a mixer that will beat the butter until its creamy. Next add in sugar and oil. After scraping sides, add in vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together.

Slowly alternate between adding flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, combining well each time and ending with the flour.

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Combine egg whites in a bowl and using a hand mixer or the stand mixer on high beating untill stiff peaks form.

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Now we will use a spatula and fold in the egg whites into our batter.

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Pouring the mix into the baking pan (lined with parchment paper for easy cleanup!!) and leveling it. Again, here is where my sticky batter became an issue. I could not get it to spread evenly.

Bake at 350F for approx 15 minutes. Toothpick comes out clean, no crumbs and not wet!

Remove and let cool for 15 mintues. Transfer by the parchment paper to cooling racks to cool completely.

Assembling the Cakes

Now to assemble our gluten free Christmas tree cakes!

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Using a tree cookie cutter, cut out even number of trees. Using a frosting of your choice; we will sandwich two trees together. Homemade or a tub of your favorite frosting will work! {Sugar Spun}

In a microwave safe bowl, melt your white chocolate and pour over your assembled cakes. (make sure to place parchment or foil under your racks to again make cleanup a lot easier!)

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Using a spoon or spatula to evenly spread the melted chocolate over the sides. (make it a thin layer!)

Next you will melt your red chocolate to drizzle over the trees as garland, and top with green sanding sugar, sugar sprinkles, or any sprinkles that you may want!

Let cool and harden, being careful to not let the chocolate stick to the rack.

Thats it! Youve done it! You’ve mastered making your favorite holiday snack – Gluten Free Christmas Tree Cakes!

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Here is what I used:

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