WACKY ARGYLE CAKE

Wacky Argyle Cake image

This wacky cake will be the star of your ugly Christmas-sweater party. Have fun with the decorations, choosing the colors and patterns you like best. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h40m

Yield about 50 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups butter, softened
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
4-1/2 cups sugar
12 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups cake flour
FROSTING:
1-1/2 cups butter, softened
8 cups confectioners' sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
8 to 10 tablespoons 2% milk
1 cup seedless raspberry jam
1 package (24 ounces) ready-to-use rolled green fondant
1 package (24 ounces) ready-to-use rolled blue fondant
Red gel food coloring

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°. Line two 13x9-in. baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack; remove paper., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. , Using a serrated knife, level tops of cakes if necessary. Place 1 cake layer on a cake board. Frost top with frosting; spread raspberry jam to within 1/2 in. of edges. Top with remaining layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting, reserving 1 cup frosting for decoration. , For fondant argyle, on a work surface dusted with confectioners' sugar, roll out green fondant into an 1/8-in.-thick rectangle. Using a 4-in. diamond cutter, cut out 10 diamonds. Repeat with blue fondant. Place fondant diamonds in alternating colors on the top and sides of cake, cutting in half to fit the ends. , Color reserved frosting red with gel food coloring and place in a piping bag fitted with a #2 piping tip. Pipe dashed lines diagonally across the fondant diamonds to create an argyle pattern.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 426 calories, Fat 18g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 88mg cholesterol, Sodium 150mg sodium, Carbohydrate 63g carbohydrate (53g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.