Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? While snow may be out of reach for some, a White Christmas Cake Recipe could bring that winter magic to your holiday table.
This cake is a fluffy, snowy delight, combining white chocolate, coconut, and seasonal flavors for a memorable holiday treat.
The holiday season is a time for celebration, family, and food! What better way to indulge than with a White Christmas Cake?
With its snowy, coconut-flake exterior and soft, flavorful layers, this cake not only looks stunning but tastes delicious.
Let’s dive into this festive recipe to make your holiday table stand out.
How To Make White Christmas Cake Recipe?
Preparation Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Total Time: 1 hour 15 min
Servings: 10-12
Ingredients For White Christmas Cake Recipe:
- 1 (3lb 4 oz) package of white cake mix
- 1/2 (16 oz) can of crushed pineapple, untrained
- 6 eggs, separated
- 2 tbsp. canola oil
- 4 cups water, divided in half
- 1 tbsp. instant espresso powder (or coffee)
- 285g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 225g caster sugar
- zest of 1 orange
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 225g chopped walnuts
- 110g chopped candied angelica
- 2 tbsp apricot jam
- 500g marzipan
- 110g unsalted butter
- 450g icing sugar
- 5 tbsp brandy
Preparation Method:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 140℃ / 200℉. Grease and flour a 19″ round cake pan, approximately 8″ in diameter.
Step 2: To make the cake base, firstly, sift together all dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir reserve ½ cup of flour for later use in making the small peaks.
Step 3: Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine thoroughly. Set aside.
Step 4: In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in egg yolks, one at a time.
Step 5: Add water to the egg whites in a small bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. Preferably using an electric mixer to do so. Then, mix in the orange zest slowly while beating vigorously. Fold this mixture into the yolk mixture carefully in 3 parts without losing air from the egg whites as you fold it to avoid deflating.
Step 6: Reserve â…“ of your mixture and set it aside for later use. Add â…” of the remaining mixture to the previous bowl containing the dry ingredients, and mix until fully combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in pineapple chunks. Once you have incorporated them well, scrape down the sides of your bowl with a spatula.
Step 7: Gently pour the batter into your pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done (use a toothpick). Check on the cake to ensure it’s done by making a test cake.
Step 8: Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully inverting it onto a cooling rack. Allow it to cool fully before preparing the white Christmas cake.
Step 9: To make the whipped cream: In a large bowl, beat cream and icing sugar until stiff peaks form. In a clean bowl, whip together egg yolks, canola oil, espresso powder, coffee, and salt with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Then add in the whipped cream gradually while beating on medium speed. Add vanilla and almond extract, then fold in the chopped walnuts.
Step 10: Assemble the cake with your favorite frosting, like this white christmas cake recipe using buttercream or vanilla buttercream frosting, then decorate with crushed pineapple chunks and candied angelica.
Tip: You may use chocolate-covered strawberries instead of pineapple for decoration if desired.
Enjoy your white Christmas cake recipe! 🙂
Nutrition Facts Of Bubble Room White Christmas Cake Recipe
- Calories: 745
- Calories from Fat: 189
- Fat: 23.4g
- Saturated Fat: 11.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.5gm
- Cholesterol: 97mg
- Carbohydrate: 102.7g
- Sugar: 66.3g
- Protein: 3.0g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Sodium: 181.4mg
- Potassium: 294mg
- Phosphorus: 18.8mg
- Calcium: 166.6mg
Conclusion
Bubble room rooms are the name given to sweet, plump, soft fondant layers that ignite when you blow them.
It’s a tradition in many cultures to blow out the candles before eating these cakes.
The English Christmas Cake is one of these cakes with small holes on top so that the drops of melted chocolate and vanilla icing will go into it, creating a wonderful effect on your palate.
The Christmas cake is a fabulous, traditional English dessert made from a sponge base and topped with chocolate-covered fruit and candied peel.
In this recipe, I used canned pineapple to add sweetness to the cake while still keeping the white color as its base. The cake will be moist if you follow my recipe for the best results.
White Christmas cake recipe
Ingredients
- 1 3lb 4 oz package of white cake mix
- 1/2 16 oz can of crushed pineapple, undrained
- 6 eggs separated
- 2 tbsp. canola oil
- 4 cups water divided in half
- 1 tbsp. instant espresso powder or coffee
- 285 g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 225 g caster sugar
- zest of 1 orange
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 225 g chopped walnuts
- 110 g chopped candied angelica
- 2 tbsp apricot jam
- 500 g marzipan
- 110 g unsalted butter
- 450 g icing sugar
- 5 tbsp brandy
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 140℃ / 200℉. Grease and flour a 19″ round cake pan, approximately 8″ in diameter.
- Step 2: To make the cake base, firstly, sift together all dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir reserve ½ cup of flour for later use in making the small peaks.
- Step 3: Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine thoroughly. Set aside.
- Step 4: In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in egg yolks, one at a time.
- Step 5: Add water to the egg whites in a small bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. Preferably using an electric mixer to do so. Then, mix in the orange zest slowly while beating vigorously. Fold this mixture into the yolk mixture carefully in 3 parts without losing air from the egg whites as you fold it to avoid deflating.
- Step 6: Reserve â…“ of your mixture and set it aside for later use. Add â…” of the remaining mixture to the previous bowl containing the dry ingredients, and mix until fully combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in pineapple chunks. Once you have incorporated them well, scrape down the sides of your bowl with a spatula.
- Step 7: Gently pour the batter into your pan and bake for 25 minutes or until done (use a toothpick). Check on the cake to ensure it’s done by making a test cake.
- Step 8: Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully inverting it onto a cooling rack. Allow it to cool fully before preparing the white Christmas cake.
- Step 9: To make the whipped cream: In a large bowl, beat cream and icing sugar until stiff peaks form. In a clean bowl, whip together egg yolks, canola oil, espresso powder, coffee, and salt with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Then add in the whipped cream gradually while beating on medium speed. Add vanilla and almond extract, then fold in the chopped walnuts.
- Step 10: Assemble the cake with your favorite frosting, like this white christmas cake recipe using buttercream or vanilla buttercream frosting, then decorate with crushed pineapple chunks and candied angelica.
Notes
Hi, I’m Mary, and I’m a cake maker here at the Cakerecipehome.com blog. With a passion for all things sweet and a flair for creativity in the kitchen, I spent 5 years perfecting the art of cake making and decorating. Over the years, I’ve honed my skills through countless baking experiments, and I’m excited to share my knowledge and experience with you.
I love trying new recipes, especially when they’re delicious, I love them so much… hope you like them! Thanks for the time!