This homemade Christmas cake resembles the flavor of holiday sugar cookies and is topped with cream cheese frosting and festive sprinkles.
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
1cupbutterroom temperature
8ouncecream cheeseroom temperature
1 1/2cupsgranulated sugar
1large egg
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspooncream of tartar
Frosting Ingredients:
1/2cupbutterroom temperature
8ouncecream cheeseroom temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extractor to taste
3-4cupsconfectioners' sugarto personal preference
2TablespoonsChristmas Sprinkles
Instructions
For the cake:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 9" x 13" baking dish with non-stick spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese until combined. Add the white sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract until just combined.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir to combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cream of tartar.
Stir half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, then stir in the remaining dry ingredients.
Pour the batter into your baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Set the cake aside to cool to room temperature.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until well combined. Beat in the vanilla extract. Mix in 2 cups of powdered icing sugar, then add additional as needed to reach desired consistency.
Use an offset spatula to spread the cream cheese frosting on the cooled cake.
Top with sprinkles, slice, and serve.
Notes
Due to the cream cheese frosting, this cake should be stored in the regrigerator.