Christmas Cake?

[DietCokeLover]

We need to make a cake for Christmas and I am completely uninspired. What are you making?

[vludmilla]

I am not making a cake but what about a holiday tres leches cake? Or an apple cake (yum)?

[mctlaw]

This:

http://www.vitalrecipe.com/view/tdopsnxs9/sandra-lee-s-heirloom-noel-cake-the-green-monster-cake-thingy/

OK, if you clicked on that hopefully you got the joke. :icon_twisted:

I second a PP's idea of apple cake. My mom made an awseome one when we were visiting for Thanksgiving. It had a brown butter icing and it was fab. I think the recipe was from a recent Good Housekeeping and I need to get it from her!

[srhs]

Depending on your spiritual leanings and celebration, "Happy Birthday Jesus" traditional birthday cakes are really popular around here. And, yes, the kids sing the song.

[Twoboos]

Holiday Tres Leches all the way.

Last year I made that and a chocolate snowball cake. The snowball cake came out SO cute, and it was good - but the Tres Leches blew it away!

[DietCokeLover]

Ok, so does anyone have a good holiday tres leches cake recipe to share? I love tres leches!

[Twoboos]

I use this one. It's not really Tres Leches, since it only has Eggnog!!! :) But it is DELISH!

http://blog.cookingwithtraderjoes.com/2009/12/17/easy-but-impressive-holiday-sweets.aspx

ETA: Here's the snowball cake recipe too. It really is so cute!! Just no competition for Tres. http://www.kraftrecipes.com/cooking-tips/step-by-step/dessert/snowballcake.aspx

[kijip]

We do a buche de Noel. It is not Christmas without it here. The recipe is similar to the one my dad does:

http://www.joyofbaking.com/YuleLog.html

We don't do the mushrooms, just puffs of meringue. We use cranberries and other things as garnish.