Place the green frosting into a piping bag fitted with a number 21 open star tip. Sprinkle with sanding sugar and let set at room temperature. Place a lollipop stick in the center and cover with more melted candy. Pipe an outline of white melted candy, then fill in the shape. To make the star for the top of the tree, trace around a star cookie cutter onto parchment. Use a toothpick dipped in the melted candy to attach a Tic Tac to the end of a peanut M and M of the same color (the M and M is the bulb and the Tic Tac is the base). Cut the colored Tic Tac candies in half crosswise. Apply a very thin "crumb coat" of frosting all over the outside of the cake. Once stacked, take a serrated knife and gently carve away the sharp edges of the layers to form a tall cone shape. Frost the top of the 4 inch layer and continue stacking and frosting until all the layers are stacked. Take the 3 cups of candy and fill the center core of the tree, pressing down a little to compact the candy. Continue stacking and frosting gradually smaller cake layers until you reach the 4 inch layer. Add the 7 inch red layer and repeat, taking care not to frost the inside edges of the center hole.
Spread a little green frosting on the cake board, lay down the 8 inch green cake layer, and spread a layer of frosting on top. (Save all the scraps for making Christmas-colored cake pop dough!) Take the round cookie cutter and cut a hole through the centers of the 4 inch, 5 inch, 6 inch, and 7 inch layers. Then from the red cake, cut out 4 rounds: 7 inch, 5 inch, 3 inch, and 1 inch. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes so the cake becomes firm.Ĭarve and level the cakes: Using plates, bowls, glasses or round cookie cutters to trace around, cut the following: From the two green cakes, cut out 4 rounds: 8 inch, 6 inch, 4 inch, and 2 inch. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool. Bake each cake until the center springs back when lightly touched, about 45 minutes. For 2 of the cakes, tint the batter green. You have to bake 3 cakes, but bake them one at a time, mixing up the batter only when you're ready to bake. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
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