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Epiphany Cake
Epiphany is celebrated on January 6, and celebrates the Magi’s visit to the Christ Child.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 25m⏳ Prep: 2h🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Ree Drummond📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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*Cake recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens
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*Icing recipe adapted from SavorySweetLife.com
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(Note: You can use absolutely any cake you want, just as long as trinkets are added!)
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CAKE
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Thoroughly grease/flour a 9 x 13 baking pan (or spray with baking spray.)
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In a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat butter until it's soft and fluffy, about ⏱️ 30 seconds. Add the sugar in batches, about a fourth at a time. Scrape the sides of the bowl, then mix again until totally combined and fluffy, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating for ⏱️ 20 seconds on medium after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combined.
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In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Alternate adding the flour mixture with the milk with the mixer on medium-low until all the ingredients have been incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl and turn the mixer on high for ten seconds.
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Remove bowl from mixer stand and fold in trinkets so that they're evenly distributed. (Note that you can also tightly wrap trinkets in small pieces of aluminum foil if you prefer.) Use an offset spatula to even out the surface, then bake for 22 to ⏱️ 25 minutes, until cake is just set and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool completely before icing.
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ICING
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In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the butter until totally soft and smooth. Sift together the powdered sugar, cocoa, and salt, then add gradually to the mixer, scraping the sides as you go. (When combined, mixture will be very thick/crumbly.) Drizzle in cream and whip on high until smooth, scraping the sides as you go.
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Ice the cooled cake in the pan.
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Cut 12 to 16 slices of cake with a serrated knife, being careful not to tear out any trinkets along the way (most of them settle close to the bottom.)
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***Be sure to tell everyone that there are trinkets in the cake beforehand so they can watch for them!
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Each trinket means different things. Here's the tradition from my church:
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Dime: Wealth
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Ring: Church's blessings
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Thimble: Increased industry
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Button: Increased spiritual knowledge
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Baby: Will know Jesus better
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Shoe: Will walk in the ways of the Lord
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Bean: King of Epiphany! (And the baker of next year's cake! Ha.)
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