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New Years Wish Cake

We have a New Year’s party every year and I’m always looking for creative traditions that the whole family will love. This New Years wish cake can be made for any size party. It’s a fun way to make predictions for the coming year and enjoy something sweet together to end the year off right!

New Years Wish Cake

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New Years Wish Cake

The concept is similar to a bridal shower wish cake, where every charm has its own meaning. It could be anything from next to get married, to having a year of smiles. To keep the party festive make sure all the corresponding wishes are positive in nature and a couple funny ones thrown in the mix too… for instance, this year you will finally get your dance moves back. ;)

Make one wish correspond to each charm and then read them off as your friends pull out their given wish for next year. Then eat the cake, of course!

New Years Cake

To make our New Years wish cake we used fairlife ultra-filtered chocolate milk because it has half the sugar of regular milk, which makes the indulgence of a gorgeous cake one that we can feel good about headed into the New Year. Fairlie also filters out most of the lactose in their milk, so even my friends who have a bit of intolerance can enjoy the tasty treat.

This means I don’t have to leave anyone out of the party celebration. I love being able to serve a cake that looks great and is better for our bodies as well.

Wish Cake recipe

New Years Wish Cake Recipe

This recipe is super yummy, so easy, and a fun tradition!

How to make a New Years Wish Cake Recipe

NYE Wish Cake

To make the NYE wish cake you will need:
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 sticks butter (1 cup) softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs separated (yolks should measure about 1/4 cup, whites about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Fairlife ultra-filtered chocolate milk
  • 3 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
  • 3 cups raspberry jam fruit included
  • 5 cups Whip cream frosting

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour three 6×3 cake pans (or, use one pan and bake cakes one after the other). Combine the chocolate and water in a small saucepan and set over very low heat. Cook, stirring vigorously as the chocolate begins to melt, until the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool.

  2. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, and sift them together onto a large piece of waxed paper. Put the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and beat until smooth and well blended. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and the cooled chocolate mixture and beat until blended. Add the sifted dry ingredients in three parts alternately with the chocolate milk, beating after each addition until the batter is smooth. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they are stiff but moist. Gently stir one third of the beaten whites into the batter. Add the remaining whites and fold them in.

  3. Divide the batter among the three pans. For two of the pans, fill at least half way. The batter for the last pan will fill about 1/4 of the pan. Bake for about 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a cake comes out clean. Note: the third pan will bake for less time, check for doneness sooner, about 30-35 minutes.

  4. Remove pans from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes, then turn out cakes onto racks to finish cooling completely.

  5. Begin by stacking the layers alternating with raspberry jam and whip cream frosting in between. Before placing the next layer - place the wish charms in the middle with a long string or tassel hanging out from each one for pulling.

Enjoy your guests thrill when they are given exactly the NYE wish of encouragement they need, and a really great piece of chocolate cake (made with the best milk and ingredients) to start the year off right!

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(Photography ©A Subtle Revelry by Ashlyn Savannah Photo).

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