Get the kids into the festive spirit with these eggless Christmas tree mini cakes, fun to bake and decorate! A perfect holiday activity to make Christmas even more special!
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Christmas Tree Cakes Treats
- It’s all about fun, even if they don’t turn out perfect!
- Perfect for an egg-free option.
- A wonderful way to spend time in the kitchen with your kids.
- Perfect as finger food for a kids’ Christmas party.
This mini Christmas tree treats recipe is so simple and easy to follow. The vanilla cake turns out incredibly soft and fluffy, no eggs needed! It’s an eggless cake recipe you can make anytime with foolproof results. Every time, you’ll get a soft, moist, and spongy cake!
You’ll also love my other eggless baking recipes, like Apple Walnut Crumble, Strawberry Chocolate Cake, and Lotus Biscoff Cake, all about delicious fun, even if they don’t turn out perfect!
Ingredients
The following items are required to make egg-free Christmas mini dessert:
Decorations - Sprinkles and straws.
See the recipe card for details.
How to make mini Christmas tree cakes?
You can find this creative, fun-filled Christmas tree treats recipe video below, but here is a quick overview of the procedure:
Bake cake
Add the sugar, oil, and yogurt to a bowl and whisk until well combined. Mix in the vanilla essence or extract and whisk again. Then, stir in the green food coloring, give it another whisk, and set the mixture aside (Images 1-4).
Sift together all the dry ingredients. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring continuously to prevent lumps from forming.
Grease a baking tin and pour the batter in. Bake at 180°C for about 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.
Frosting
In a bowl, combine the butter, powdered sugar, and red food coloring. Whisk until the mixture is light, creamy, and fluffy. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle and use it to decorate the mini Christmas trees (as shown in the pictures below).
Note:
I use slightly grainy powdered sugar to give the frosting a rough texture. If you prefer a smoother, creamier frosting, use a hand mixer or electric mixer to whisk it thoroughly.
Decoration
Now comes the most fun and exciting part, decorating the cakes! It’s something every kid loves!
Once the cake has cooled completely, cut it in half lengthwise (since it’s a rectangular cake). Then, cut each half into six triangles to make twelve mini Christmas tree cakes (image 1).
Use the piping bag to pipe strings of frosting onto each tree. This is my little one’s favorite part, just look at her creation (image 2).
Cut straws in half and use them as tree trunks. Make a small hole in the base of each tree and insert a straw piece (image 3).
Finally, bring out the sprinkles or hundreds and thousands, it’s time to decorate and make them sparkle (image 4)!!
Have fun doing this activity with your little ones, even if the cakes don’t turn out perfectly!
Honestly, I don’t mind how they turn out, as long as kids are happy and having fun decorating these egg-free Christmas tree mini cakes.
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Storage
- These Christmas mini desserts are best enjoyed fresh.
- Store any leftover cakes in the fridge for up to 1–2 days.
- If you’re short on time, you can bake the cake a day in advance and decorate it the next day.
Some Alternatives
Use heavy cream instead of butter for a smoother, creamier frosting. Learn how to whip cream by hand!
You can also decorate the trees with a simple icing made from sugar and water instead of frosting. It's a great time-saver!
For a festive touch, sprinkle desiccated coconut over the top of the tree cakes.
Expert Tips
- Avoid overmixing the cake batter, as this can make it dense instead of light and spongy.
- Always let the cake cool completely before cutting to prevent it from crumbling.
- To save time, you can bake the cake a day in advance and decorate it on the day of your party.
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Eggless Christmas Tree Mini Cakes
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Equipment
- Oven
- Whisk
- Piping Bag
Ingredients
1. For Cake
Wet ingredients
- 100 gram sugar
- 100 ml cooking oil
- 180 gram yogurt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla essence/extract
- ½ teaspoon green food colour
Dry Ingredients
- 180 gram all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
2. Frosting
- 75 g butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon red food colour
3. Decorations
- q.s sprinkles for decoration
- 6 straws
Instructions
Bake cake
- Combine all wet ingredients like oil, yogurt, and sugar in a mixing bowl, and whisk well.
- Sift baking powder, baking soda, and all-purpose flour (all dry ingredients) into another bowl.
- Mix dry ingredients in wet ingredients slowly while stirring. Add vanilla and green food colour to it and whisk well to combine.
- Transfer this batter to a baking tin and bake for 35-40 minutes at 180°C or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Cool the cake completely before unmoulding.
Frosting Preparation
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, powdered sugar, and red food colour with the help of a whisk.
- Once creamy, transfer the pink frosting to a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle.
Decoration
- Cut the cake in half on the longer side as it is rectangular.
- Cut six triangle slices on each half side of the cake. It will give you twelve Christmas cake tree slices.
- Using a piping bag, decorate the cake trees in a zig-zag fashion. Finally, sprinkle hundreds and thousands on the cake trees.
- Egg-free Christmas tree mini cakes are ready to share!!
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Notes
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- Avoid overmixing the cake batter, as this can make it dense instead of light and spongy.
- Always let the cake cool completely before cutting to prevent it from crumbling.
- To save time, you can bake the cake a day in advance and decorate it on the day of your party.
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Cindy Mom, the Lunch Lady says
These Christmas trees are awesome! I did something similar in my cafeteria using brownies. The students loved it!
Abhi says
Oh, that's really nice to hear that!! Even my little one enjoyed this activity more than anything!!
Gabriela Herrera says
What a perfect treat to make with children.
Abhi says
Thanks, Gabriela!
Dawn Conklin says
Love how easy these are to make! Delicious and a fun treat to make for Christmas.
Abhi says
Thanks, Dawn!! I am glad you like it!!