Southern Living Christmas White Cake

I finally made the Southern Living Christmas Cake! It's something I've always wanted to do. This year it's a classic vanilla cake with cream cheese frosting and edible ornaments

Southern Living Christmas White Cake

Ingredients
For the Classic Vanilla Cake:
1 15.25 oz box white cake mix (I used Pillsbury Moist Supreme Classic White)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs room temperature
1 1/3 cups water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 ounces sour cream room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2-1 teaspoon almond extract depending how much almond flavor you want
For the Edible Ornament cake pops:
1 15.25 oz box white cake mix, prepared according to package instructions
1 cup store bought cream cheese frosting I used Pillsbury
1 1/2 lbs. white red or green candy coating (I used Wilton Candy Melts)
Edible Gold Luster Dust I used Wilton
Lemon extract
4 oz. white fondant
20 4-inch skewers
1 6-inch thick block of styrofoam (available at the craft store)
For the Royal Icing
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons meringue powder (I used Wilton)
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons water
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 cup unsalted butter or 2 sticks, softened
7 1/2 cups powdered sugar or 1 32 oz bag
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. For the cake:
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 3 (9-inch) round cake pans and line with parchment paper. Grease again or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. Place all ingredients in a large bowl. With an electric mixer, stir on low speed to combine (30 seconds). Then turn mixer up to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pans and bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the middle of cake comes out clean. Let cool.
3. get the full instructions @ momlovesbaking.com

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