Whoever decided to embrace embarrassing, horrific, ugly Christmas sweaters was a genius. Those sweaters were a segway to another holiday idea – The Ugly Christmas Sweater Cake.
Ugly as sin.
What Is an Ugly Christmas Sweater Cake?
We all probably have one in the back of our closets (probably for fun), if not I have a feeling your parents probably do. Ugly Christmas Sweaters have become a fun holiday trend inspiring ugly sweater contests, parades, parties, ugly sweaters for pets, and there’s even Ugly Christmas Sweater Day.
What’s next?
The Ugly Christmas Sweater Cake. They’re fun to make (I mean, I guess), and you can make it all yours. Put whatever you want on it. For my very first ugly holiday cake, I decide to go the tacky, shameless route. And by that I mean my decorating leaves a lot to be desired.
Like the whole damn thing.
The tackier, the better. It’s not an ugly holiday sweater cake unless it’s gaudy as all get out. Forget the boring grocery store holiday cake and make this for your holiday parties and it will definitely give your guests something to talk about.
I used candies and decorating icing to create the ugliness, and it was so much fun.
Make sure that you let the cake cool COMPLETELY before decorating. If not, you’ll end up getting nice and pissed off because the frosting on the spatula will pull the cake up. At that point, I want to drop kick the thing.
Let’s avoid that.
Please try to ignore the little spots that look like a 5 year old made it. Actually, no I think a 5-year-old would do a much better job. Sorry, y’all, but you know I’m not a talented baker.
I do try sometimes. But no matter your skill level, this cake is exceptionally forgivable because it’s not supposed to look precisely uniform. Embrace the imperfections and enjoy decorating a cake that’s meant to look unique and whimsical.
This is an easy peasy cake to make.
A box mix, store bought frosting and holiday candy that you can find anywhere everywhere during this time of year. Thanks to the retail industry, you can start decorating as early as you want. There’s absolutely no way to celebrate holidays timely because by the time the holiday gets here, we’re sick and tired of seeing trees, holiday candy, and oh my damn don’t get me started on Christmas music.
In Birmingham, we have a station that plays Christmas music the entire month of July. I just don’t get it; that makes me want to stab myself with a spoon. I suppose it’s for the crazies that start decorating in September, don’t take the tree down until New Years, and never get tired of the music. I believe they start putting their warehouse of ornaments, trees, tinsel and baubles, figurines, enougdh lights to cover every inch of house, wreaths and mistletoe up in August.
Hershey Kisses, Mini Reese’s Cups, M&M’s, Snowcaps, are all good for decorating your Ugly Christmas Sweater Cake, but make sure they’re Christmas holiday versions and not Halloween!
Here’s your printable –
Ugly Christmas Sweater Cake
Don't wear ugly Christmas sweaters - eat them!
Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla cake mix
- 2 containers White or vanilla frosting
- 1 bag Mini Holiday Reese Cups
- 1 bag Holiday Hershey Kisses
- 1 package Red Twizzlers
- 1 box Snowcaps
- 1 tube White writing icing
- 1 box food coloring
Instructions
- Bake cake according to package directions in a 9x11 glass pan, allow to cool for an hour.
- Cover cake with one container of icing, let sit for 30 minutes.
- Decorate with candies, frostings, etc. as desired.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 Amounts Per Serving: Calories: 202Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 338mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 1gSugar: 24gProtein: 2g
