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Festive Holly Cake

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Festive Holly Cake

Festive Holly Cake

Festive Holly Cake is a dessert that serves 12. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 944 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. This recipe from Taste of Home requires meringue powder, corn syrup, clear vanillan extract, and water. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Festive Cake Bars, Festive King's Cake, and Festive Cranberry Cake.

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In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
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Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.
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Bake at 325° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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For frosting, in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and meringue powder. In a large bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer, combine the shortening, milk, extracts and flavoring. Beat in sugar mixture (mixture will be stiff).
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Using a serrated knife, level tops of cakes if necessary.
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Place one cake layer on a serving plate. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup frosting and 2 teaspoons water; spread over cake.
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Spread with raspberry filling. Top with remaining cake layer.
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In a small bowl, combine 2 cups frosting and 4 teaspoons water; frost cake top and sides.
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For shell border: In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup frosting and 1/2 teaspoon water. Using shell tip #21, pipe shell border along bottom edge of cake.
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Combine 1/2 cup frosting, corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon water; tint desired color of green with leaf and forest green food coloring. Gently press a 1-1/2-in. holly leaf cookie cutter into frosting. Using round tip #2 with green frosting and working one leaf at a time, outline leaf indentation. Using a dampened clean paintbrush, immediately brush leaf outlines toward center. Moisten brush as needed. Repeat.
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Combine 1/4 cup frosting and 1/4 teaspoon water; tint forest green. Using round tip #2, pipe branches.
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Combine 1/2 cup frosting and 1/2 teaspoon water; tint red. Using round tip #2, pipe holly berries.
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Add a red scalloped line above shell border; pipe dots of green frosting if desired. Store in the refrigerator.
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Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port Wine, Moscato Dasti

Dessert on the menu? Try pairing with Cream Sherry, Port Wine, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.
NV Solera Cream Sherry
NV Solera Cream Sherry
The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 20 m.
Servings12
Health Score1
Dish TypesDessert
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