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      Title: CHRISTMAS TREE CAKE
 Categories: Box cakes, Holiday, Cakes
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
      1 pk Cake Mix (any flavor)
      5 c  Confectioners' Sugar
    3/4 c  Crisco Shortening
    1/2 c  Water
    1/3 c  Non-dairy Creamer
      2 ts Vanilla Extract
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 tb Green Food Coloring
           Peppermint Candies
           Pretzel Rods
           Large Gumdrops
 
  Preheat the oven to 350~F. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan. Prepare, bake
  and cool cake following package directions.
   For decorator frosting: Combine confectioners sugar, shortening,
  water, non-dairy creamer, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat at
  medium speed with electric mixer for 3 minutes. Beat at high speed
  for 5 min. Add more confectioners sugar to thicken or more water to
  thin as needed. Reserve 1 c frosting. Tint remaining frosting w/
  green food coloring. Cut cooled cake diagonally and invert one piece
  so that the cake takes on a tree shape with a wide base. Spread green
  frosting over cake. Decorate tree with reserved white frosting and
  peppermint candies. Make trunk from pretzel rods. Roll out large
  gumdrop and cut with star cookie cutter. Top tree with gumdrop star.
  Serves: 16-20
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