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Holiday Swirl Loaf Cake

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Updated Aug 21, 2019
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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!

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Holiday Swirl Loaf Cake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 6
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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 from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting (from 16-oz container)
  • 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker™ Jingle Mix decorating decors

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    3
    Pour 2 cups white cake batter in bottom of pan. Drop tablespoonfuls of each colored batter in random pattern over top.
  • Step 
    4
    Pour remaining white cake batter over top. Pull table knife through batter in figure 8 pattern, twice, to make swirls.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    6
    Spread frosting over cooled caked. Sprinkle decors over the top. When ready to serve, cut into slices.

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