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Prep Time: 55 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 95 Minutes Servings: 14 |
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Cut out of a sheet cake, this yummy stocking from our Test Kitchen is easy to create and makes a festive Christmas centerpiece. It's easier to achieve the bright red color if you tint the frosting with pink food coloring first. Ingredients:
2-1/4 cups butter, softened |
12 ounces cream cheese, softened |
4-1/2 cups sugar |
12 eggs |
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
4-1/2 cups cake flour |
frosting: |
1/2 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1-1/2 cups 2% milk |
1-1/2 cups butter, softened |
1-1/2 cups sugar |
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
red paste food coloring |
finishing touches: |
red colored sugar |
white edible glitter |
assorted cookies and candies |
Directions:
1. Line a greased and floured 18-in. x 12-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover; cool to room temperature.
5. Trace stocking pattern onto waxed paper; cut out. Arrange pattern over cake; with a sharp knife, cut out. Discard scraps. Transfer cake to a covered cake board.
6. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add milk mixture; beat for 10 minutes or until fluffy.
7. Tint 2-1/2 cups frosting red; spread 1-1/2 cups red frosting over stocking portion of cake. Coat sides and top of stocking with red sugar. Spread or pipe white frosting over cuff; pipe remaining red frosting around edge of stocking. Sprinkle cuff with edible glitter.
8. Fill stocking with cookies and candies. Yield: 14 servings.
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