Description
A festive cake that combines a moist white cake with creamy frosting and a crunchy topping, perfect for Christmas celebrations.
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 oz) white cake mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ½ cup red and green holiday sprinkles
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp heavy cream or milk
- 20 vanilla sandwich cookies, crushed
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup red candy melts
- ½ cup green candy melts
- ¼ cup holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9 × 13-inch baking pan.
- Mix the cake mix, milk, oil, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth. Fold in the holiday sprinkles.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, then vanilla and heavy cream. Beat until fluffy.
- Mix crushed vanilla cookies with melted butter. Spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Melt the red and green candy melts separately. Drizzle them over the cooled cookie crunch. Sprinkle with holiday sprinkles and let the candy coating harden.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cooled cake. Break the hardened cookie crunch into pieces and scatter generously over the frosting.
- Refrigerate for 30–60 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- For an extra Christmas look, add red and green M&M’s, crushed peppermint candies, or white chocolate drizzle on top.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg