Christmas Birthday Cake for Jesus

Christmas is Jesus’s Birthday, so it makes perfect sense to have a Christmas birthday cake for Jesus.  It is great fun for the children in the family to get together and make a cake for Jesus! We have always had this tradition and we even sing Happy Birthday to Jesus but we get to blow out the candles.  Having a cake sets the tone for our family Christmas Celebration.  

Our family intentionally chooses to participate in these activities to ensure that our family is focusing on the true meaning of Christmas.  In the busyness of the holiday season, it is easy to lose focus.  Slowing down and participating in treasured family traditions makes any celebration more meaningful. Before we open any gifts we always do four things.

 

 

Christmas Birthday Cake for Jesus

 

1. Read Luke 2 in the Bible.

2. Sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and eat Birthday cake.

3. Light the Christmas candle on the Advent wreath.

4. Give Jesus a Christmas Present.

 

 

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday, Lord Jesus,

Happy Birthday to you!

 

 

I would like to share the cake recipe that we have always made.  I make it gluten-free now but it started out as a glutenous recipe.

 

 

Chocolate Wacky Cake

Serves 12

 

Ingredients 

3 cups gluten-free or regular flour

2 cups sugar

6 TBS. Cocoa

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups water

3/4 cup oil

2 TBS. apple cider vinegar

 

DIRECTIONS 

1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix on low speed.

2. Pour batter into an 11×13 baking dish and baking at 350 degrees preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

 

*Check out my Paleo version HERE!

 

 

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

 

Ingredients 

1 cup softened butter or ghee

1 pound powdered sugar

1 TBS. gluten-free vanilla extract

8 TBS. cocoa

1/8 -1/4 cup milk or almond milk

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Mix at low speed so that the powdered sugar does not fly everywhere!

2. Ice cake when it is cool.

 

Here’s is to a Christ-Centered Christmas for you and your family!

 

 

Blessings,