Bake a Birthday Cake for Jesus This Christmas
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008I do love celebrating Christmas. I grew up with Christmas being a very special time of year at my house, and certainly want to continue that tradition and feeling in my own home with my family. Now you’re wondering why I’m blogging about this on our Web Development and Design website? The reason is because I believe it is important for people you either do business with, or who would like to do business with you, to know what your spiritual base is. It also is a great family activity if you celebrate Christmas.
I certainly welcome any posts from any of my blog followers to share their Christmas or their important holiday celebration activities with us all, since this time of year is about coming together in the world, and not tearing us apart.
Here’s a new one I just found out about that I think we’re going to do at our house this week or next. It’s a birthday cake for Jesus which of course is the reason Christmas is the holiday it is. I don’t know who came up with this recipe, but would like to thank them for not only coming up with a yummy desert, but the thought that went into the significance of each part of it.
This photo isn’t what it’s supposed to look like as this recipe calls for the cake layers to be solid red and solid green, but once we make it, I’ll post the picture up here. But this photo gives you an idea of what it kind of looks like.
Recipe for Jesus’ Birthday Cake
1 WHITE CAKE MIX
1/2 CUP CHOCOLATE CHIPS, MELTED
1 TSP VEGETABLE OIL
RED & GREEN FOOD COLORING
2 16 OZ CANS WHITE FROSTING
RED JELLY HEART CANDIES
1 TUBE YELLOW DECORATING GEL
3 8″ ROUND CAKE PANS, (greased & floured)
1 RED VOTIVE CANDLE AND SMALLER GREEN BIRTHDAY CAKE CANDLES (for each child participating)
1 PIECE POSTERBOARD
* you can replace the one chocolate layer with cake brownie if you would like…yummy
Preparing/Baking the Cake
- Make cake as directed, pour 1/3 into 3 bowls. (if you are making a cake brownie layer just 1/2 it for the other two layers.)
- Bottom layer (black) combine into one bowl with melted chocolate & oil, stir.( only if you are using 1/3 of the batter)
- Center layer (red) add 10 drops of red coloring & stir.
- Top layer (green) add 10 drops of green & stir.
- Pour each into separate pan & bake 17-22 minutes @ 350 degrees. Remove from pans & cool.
- Use both cans of frosting to generously frost and stack layers in order.
- Place the red candies in a band around the outside base of the cake. (Or use red decorating gel)
- Construct a 6 point star out of the posterboard and place lightly on top of cake. Use the yellow gel to outline & THEN remove the star. Fill in with yellow.
- Place the red candle in the center.
Presenting the Cake/Significance
- Light the red candle. And explain;
- The shape of the cake is round to represent the world into which Jesus was born.
- The bottom layer is black to represent the sin in us, which is why Jesus came to the earth.
- The red layer is for Jesus’ blood that was shed on the cross for our sin.
- The green layer is for the new life we have in Christ after our sins are washed away.
- The pure white frosting is for the purity and righteousness of Christ.
- The red hearts represent brothers & sisters in Christ who circle the earth as his witnesses.
- And on the top of the cake is the star of David. The start shone bright, lighting the way to the manger.
- The red candle represents Jesus who came into the dark world to bring light & truth to all who are willing to receive it.
- Then have each child light a green candle from the red, while singing happy birthday to Jesus.
Please let me know if any of you bake this great cake and how it all goes. I’m going to try it out with the family this weekend.