CHRISTMAS TREE CAKE

      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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