Homemade Copycat Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
Serves 6
30 mins prep
30 mins cook
1440 mins Freeze
1500 mins total
If you grew up loving Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, this homemade version is about to make your whole holiday season! They taste just like the classic cakes made with soft yellow cake mix, fluffy frosting filling, and that signature thin layer of white chocolate coating, only made with better ingredients. It’s easy, fast, and way more delicious than the grocery store boxed version. And yes, they’re still just as adorable lined up like little Christmas trees on your counter! You can also make them gluten free with your favorite gluten free cake mix!
For the Cake Layer
For the Frosting
For the Chocolate Coating
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Preheat oven to 350°F and grease an 8×8 cake pan.
Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Pour into the pan & bake 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze overnight.
Make the Christmas tree shapes. Slice the cake horizontally through the middle to create two thin layers. Using a Christmas tree cookie cutter, cut out 12 trees. Place cutouts on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze again while you make the frosting. If you're using store bought frosting, you can skip right to step 5.
Make the frosting. In a bowl, mix frosting ingredients with a hand mixer. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time if it is too thick. Too thin, add more powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
Assemble tree cakes. Remove trees from freezer, frost one side, and sandwich to make 6 total cakes. Freeze again.
Make the chocolate coating. Melt white chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave in 10-second increments until smooth.
Coat the trees. Drop each tree into the melted chocolate and coat using two forks. Place back on parchment lined baking sheets and immediately add sprinkles. Let set.
