Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Gooey Butter Cake

These Christmas Tree Snack Cakes are amazing gooey butter cakes with Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes mixed in! They’re easy to make and look super festive—perfect for holiday parties (especially when kids are involved!).

Christmas Tree Snack Cakes

Are you a fan of the Christmas Tree Cakes made by Little Debbie?

They have quite the cult following. It seems like almost everyone is obsessed with them, including my son.

A few years ago, I made a dessert dip from those little snack cakes and it went viral. Since then, I’ve made a few other recipes using these little cakes:

• Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip
• Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake ‘Crack’ Pie
• Christmas Tree Cake Dessert ‘Sandwiches’
• Copycat Little Debbie Christmas Donuts
• Christmas Trifle (with Little Debbie Christmas Trees)

And now this one for Christmas Tree Snack Cakes featuring those splendid little Christmas Tree Cakes!

Can’t Find Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes?

Every year, folks tell me that they have a hard time finding these cakes – so here’s a little insider tip for you.

If you can’t find Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes and want to make one of my recipes featuring the delicious snack cake, just buy their vanilla party snack cakes instead.

You are chopping up the Christmas Tree Cakes and decorating them yourself, so you don’t have to necessarily use them if you can’t find them.

The vanilla snack cakes taste exactly the same and no one will ever know the difference.

That’s a good hack for Christmas in July too – or making any of these recipes the rest of the year.

Now, onto this particular recipe – Christmas Tree Snack Cakes!

Ingredients for Christmas Tree Snack Cakes

• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 16 tablespoons melted & divided butter
• 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (16oz) box powdered sugar
• 3-4 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, chopped  (if you can’t find them, you can also use vanilla snack cakes)
• green sprinkles (for decorating)
• red writing icing (for decorating)

How to Make Christmas Tree Snack Cakes

It’s so easy!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the cake mix, egg, and 8 tablespoons of melted butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Press the chopped Christmas Tree Cakes into the batter gently.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla and 8 tablespoons butter and beat together.

Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and chopped up snack cakes.

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey.

Sprinkle with some extra powdered sugar as garnish.

Decorate with green sprinkles and red writing icing, if desired, to resemble a Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake.

Slice into squares.

More Fun & Festive Treats to Try

• Rice Krispie Christmas Trees
• Red Velvet Cheesecake (add some Christmas Decor to the cream cheese frosting to make it Christmas-y)
• Red Velvet Cookie Cake
• Hot Cocoa Dip
• Creamy Gingerbread Pie
• Gooey Butter Cake

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Christmas Tree Cake Gooey Butter Cake

Ingredients

• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 16 tbsps melted butter divided
• 8 oz package cream cheese softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 16 oz powdered sugar
• 3-4 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes or vanilla snack cakes
• green sprinkles for decorating
• red writing icing for decorating

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 
• Combine the cake mix, egg, and 8 tablespoons of melted butter. Mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Press the chopped Christmas Tree Cakes into the batter gently. 
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla and 8 tablespoons butter and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Spread over cake batter and chopped up snack cakes. 
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to over bake as the center should be a little gooey. Sprinkle with some extra powdered sugar as garnish. Decorate with green sprinkles and red writing icing, if desired, to resemble a Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake. Slice into squares.