Kootek Lambeth Christmas Cake

Directions

Instructions for Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F

2. Grease 3 6" pans

3. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.

4. In a mixer beat the butter on high until smooth

5. Add the sugar and beat until combined.

6. Add the egg whites. Beat on high speed until combined, scrape down sides as needed.

7. Add the sour cream and vanilla extract.

8. Add dry ingredients until just incorporated.

9. On low speed slowly add in the milk until combined. Do not overmix.

10. Divide batter equally into pans.

11. Bake for 25 minutes

12. Cool completely before frosting

Instructions for frosting

1. Beat butter until smooth

2. Add salt and vanilla extract. Mix.

3. Add one cup of powdered sugar at a time, mixing well in between.

4. Add heavy cream and mix on high for 5 minutes until smooth and fluffy.

Decorating

1. When cakes are completely cooled, stack and frost with white frosting.

2. I used a cake comb to add some texture, but you could just leave the frosting smooth.

3. Prepare your colored frosting and put them into four different piping bags.

4. Get the piping tips you want to use. (I used Kootek piping tips numbers K23, K02, K19, K37, K21, K13, K26 and K05)

5. Pipe borders, ruffles etc. onto your cake. The design is up to you, have fun and try different things to get the look you want!

6. I used three different tips to pipe swirls that created the trees in the top. Try different tips to get different looks.

7. Top your cake off with fun Christmas sprinkles!