UPDATED: Tutorial HERE Scroll all the way down to see the UPDATED pictures and video for how to pipe ruffles for this fun cake!

Check out my original Christmas Tree Ruffle Surprise-Inside cake!

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I decided to try and put trees in the midst of all those ‘ruffles’. To make the Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake I prefer to use my Whipped Vanilla Buttercream frosting. It pipes beautifully!

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For the interior of the cake, I use my White Cake recipe… it’s the BEST!

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But then, I took it a step further.

A Surprise Inside Cake!

The inside of this precious little cake that nearly killed me to cut into I loved it so is a red and green striped ornament!

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A precious little green and red striped ornament… all INSIDE the cake!

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And there you have it… A Christmas Tree Red and Green Ornament Inside Cake! Easy peasy.

Here is the tutorial for this cake!

Check out all the different ways to make a Surprise-Inside Cake!

And here is my new book, Surprise-Inside Cakes!  You can see (in great detail) how I create these one-of-a-kind designs!
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Since originally creating this design in 2011, I have recreated this cake many times. The most recent time I took a few pictures!

Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake! {an original iambaker design}

Same design as the original Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake… three trees around the perimeter.

Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake! {an original iambaker design}

I also added a little tiny yellow star. That is optional of course!

Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake! {an original iambaker design}

But this time, I made a video! Now you can see how to ruffle the TOP of the cake! 🙂

Ever wanted to add something special to a traditional Ruffle Cake? This has a full video tutorial!

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Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

Reader Comments

  2. WOW!!I <3 this cake! How do you make the orament? did you make 2 seperate red an green cakes or are the cupcake size? you amaze me with every post :O)

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  3. Amanda – I totally just sat here and gasped when I saw this cake. Then I gasped again when I saw the inside. You, my friend, are so creative and make magic! Pure MAGIC!

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  5. That cake is BEYOND gorgeous and cool! Love the ruffles on the outside and the ornament on the inside 🙂

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  6. I have been crushing on that pink Martha cake since the first time I saw it, too, but now I have an even bigger crush…THIS CAKE!!! I fell in love with the trees as soon as I saw them, but when I saw the inside…oh my gosh! Girl, you are the bomb! Sooo happy I came across your blog! I’m off to share your creation with my FB peeps! 🙂

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  7. you are amazing! wow…this is fabulous & the possibilities are endless…thanks so much…how did you create the ornament…please share…
    also there is a you tube video on demonstrating the ruffle effect…..:)

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  8. I am floored by this cake! I saw the ruffle cake on another website and want to use it for a wedding cake later this year, but I absolutely love what you did with the trees and the inside of the cake!! Gorgeous!

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