Winter spice cake with chocolate trees recipe | Good Food

Name: Winter spice cake with chocolate trees recipe | Good Food
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 225ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tin; 375g plain flour; 3 tsp baking powder; 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 375g golden caster sugar; 1½ tsp mixed spice; ½ tsp fine salt; 300ml buttermilk; 1½ tsp vanilla extract; 3 large eggs; 5ml red food colouring gel we used Dr Oetker (liquid colouring will fade during baking) (optional); 250g pack slightly salted butter at room temperature; 900g icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 500g tub full-fat soft cheese; edible gold spray (optional); 75g white chocolate; green food colouring gel (optional); sprinkles; 200g white chocolate chopped or grated

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Cut into this stunning cake to reveal gold layers of vanilla and spice sponges. Top with our chocolate Christmas trees or try candy canes or chocolate snowflakes

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Ingredients

225ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tin
375g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
375g golden caster sugar
1½ tsp mixed spice
½ tsp fine salt
300ml buttermilk
1½ tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
5ml red food colouring gel we used Dr Oetker (liquid colouring will fade during baking) (optional)
250g pack slightly salted butter at room temperature
900g icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
500g tub full-fat soft cheese
edible gold spray (optional)
75g white chocolate
green food colouring gel (optional)
sprinkles
200g white chocolate chopped or grated