Christmas Tree Cake

Name: Christmas Tree Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups, heavy cream; 16 ounces (454 grams), bittersweet chocolate; 2 , (13 by 9-inch) baked chocolate sheet cakes *; 3 cups, easy chocolate buttercream *; 1 cup, fresh or frozen cranberries, picked through; 1 , large egg white, beaten lightly; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes
Holiday
Great American Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2007

Although this elegant cake looks hard to make, it actually starts with two regular chocolate sheet cakes, which are simply cut into squares of varying sizes and set atop one another. A bittersweet chocolate glaze and sugared cranberries complete the festive look.

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