Name: Ugly Sweater Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 box Favorite Chocolate cake mix or kitchen-made; 3 cups Box Vanilla frosting or kitchen-made; 6 drops Red food coloring; Decorations – peppermint rounds, white m&m's, sprinkles, candy canes, rolo rounds, etc.

The Ultimate Ugly Sweater Chocolate Cake is a festive and fun cake that’s reliable any time you want to celebrate the holidays!

The champion of your next Christmas Party…….

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This Ultimate Ugly Sweater Chocolate Cake.

We mean, have you ever seen something so festive?

Not only is this a fun dessert to decorate, but it’s simple to put assemble as well. You can use box cake mix and frosting. Or you can go the kitchen-made route. Either way this cake will be a huge hit at your next holiday gathering.

Ready to get baking?

What’s in this Ultimate Ugly Sweater Chocolate Cake?

Who doesn’t love a festive cake? A favorite part about making this Ultimate Ugly Sweater Chocolate Cake is that you can use whatever you have in your pantry. You can make it kitchen-made or from a box. For this version you will need:

1 box favorite chocolate cake mix or make your own kitchen-made chocolate cake
Vanilla frosting
Red food coloring
Variety of candy, sprinkles, etc. for decorating

Tips for Making this Ultimate Ugly Sweater Chocolate Cake:

Cake. We're a big believer in saving time where you can so if you want to make a chocolate cake from a box you go right ahead! However, if you want to make a decadent chocolate cake from scratch…. our Ultimate Chocolate Sheet Cake is a game changer.
Frosting. Again, if you want to purchase store-bought frosting, we say GO FOR IT! Otherwise, use our recipe from vanilla or chocolate frosting.
Decorations. This is where the fun begins! Look around your house for stuff to use. We bet you have a bag of pretzels stuffed deep in the pantry that you need to use up!

chocolate sheet cake frosted with an outline of the sweater

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does the cake have to be chocolate?

Nope! You can make a vanilla, yellow, raspberry, or confetti cake if you want!

How long can we store the cake?

You can keep the cake at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days! If you want to freeze the cake we would freeze the whole cake to help keep it tender. If you freeze the cake it will last up to 3 months.

Prep 15 minutesCook 20 minutesTotal 35 minutesMakes 8

Ingredients

1 box Favorite Chocolate cake mix or kitchen-made
3 cups Box Vanilla frosting or kitchen-made
6 drops Red food coloring
Decorations – peppermint rounds, white m&m's, sprinkles, candy canes, rolo rounds, etc.

Method

Cook the chocolate cake according to the package instructions. Once baked, remove from oven and cool before frosting.
In a small bowl combine 2 cups of the vanilla frosting with red food coloring. Spread the frosting over the cooled chocolate cake. Next, put the 1 up of vanilla frosting into a Ziploc bag. Cut the corner and pipe an outline of sweater with the vanilla frosting.
Decorate the sweater cake with any of your favorite decorations. Serve and enjoy!