Holiday Swirl Loaf Cake

Name: Holiday Swirl Loaf Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix; Water, vegetable oil and whole eggs called for on cake mix box; 1/4 teaspoon Betty Crocker™ red gel food color; 1/4 teaspoon Betty Crocker™ green gel food color; 3/4 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 16-oz container); 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker™ Jingle Mix decorating decors

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This cute loaf with a green and red swirl is festive enough to put any Scrooge in the holiday mood. Even though it looks like a complicated work of jolly art, we promise this marbled cake is easier to make than you may think! MORE+ LESS-

By Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated August 21, 2019

Ingredients

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and whole eggs called for on cake mix box

1/4

teaspoon Betty Crocker™ red gel food color

1/4

teaspoon Betty Crocker™ green gel food color

3/4

cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 16-oz container)

tablespoons Betty Crocker™ Jingle Mix decorating decors

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening; lightly flour.
2

In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. In small bowl, place 1/2 cup of the batter; stir in red food color until blended. In another small bowl, place 1/2 cup of the batter; stir in green food color until blended.
3

Pour 2 cups white cake batter in bottom of pan. Drop tablespoonfuls of each colored batter in random pattern over top.
4

Pour remaining white cake batter over top. Pull table knife through batter in figure 8 pattern, twice, to make swirls.
5

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes; run metal spatula around edge of loaf to loosen. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
6

Spread frosting over cooled caked. Sprinkle decors over the top. When ready to serve, cut into slices.

Expert Tips

The key to a great swirl is knowing when to stop. Since green and red make brown, over-swirling the batter will result in a less-than-festive cake. Pull your knife through the batter in a figure 8 pattern no more than twice!
For an especially festive look, try using a combination of different holiday sprinkles, like Betty Crocker™ Holiday Pearls cupcake gems and Betty Crocker™ Holiday Sequins sprinkles to garnish the top of the loaf cake.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Slice

Calories: 280
Calories from Fat: 100

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 11g; 17%
Saturated Fat 3g 15% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 320mg; 13%
Potassium: 45mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 44g; 15%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 26g
Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 8%; 8%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;