Description
This stunning Christmas cake is inspired by everyone’s favorite winter drink—hot cocoa! Layers of moist chocolate cake are frosted with silky cocoa buttercream, topped with a glossy chocolate drip, and decorated with playful marshmallow “snowmen.” Crushed peppermint candies and mini candy canes add the perfect holiday crunch.
Ingredients
Cake Base:
Your favorite chocolate cake recipe (or box mix baked in 3 layers)
Chocolate buttercream frosting
Chocolate Drip:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream (heat & pour over chocolate, stir until smooth)
Decorations:
Large marshmallows (for snowmen)
Mini candy canes & crushed peppermint
Mini marshmallows for “snow”
Orange candy melts or fondant (for noses)
Black edible marker or melted chocolate (for faces)
Instructions
Stack & frost chocolate cake layers with cocoa buttercream. Smooth the sides.
Add drip glaze: Pour chocolate ganache over the top, letting it drip naturally down the sides.
Decorate base: Pipe swirls of frosting around the bottom and press in peppermint candies, candy cane pieces, and marshmallows.
Make marshmallow snowmen: Draw faces with edible marker or chocolate, attach candy noses, and pile on top for a playful winter scene.
Finish with a dusting of crushed peppermint for sparkle.
- Category: Dessert