Description
Bright, creamy, fruity, and ultra-festive dessert bars perfect for holiday parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups (160 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- Red food coloring (gel preferred)
- 225 g cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream, whipped to stiff peaks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (350 g) cherry pie filling or finely chopped maraschino cherries mixed with 2 tbsp syrup
- 1 cup crumbled vanilla cake or store-bought sponge
- 1 box (3.4 oz / 96 g) instant pistachio pudding mix or 225 g cream cheese, ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 cup whipped cream, ½ tsp peppermint extract, green food coloring
- 2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream
- ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Mini marshmallows
- Red & green candies (M&M style)
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the egg, vegetable oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract, white vinegar, and red food coloring. Mix until smooth.
- Pour the red velvet batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let it cool completely.
- In another bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream and vanilla extract.
- Spread the cream cheese layer over the cooled red velvet cake.
- Top with cherry pie filling or chopped maraschino cherries.
- If using, sprinkle the vanilla cake crumble over the cherry layer.
- Prepare the green pudding layer by mixing the pistachio pudding mix with cold milk or by preparing the mint cheesecake layer.
- Spread the green pudding layer over the cherry filling.
- In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Spread over the green layer.
- Garnish with mini marshmallows, red & green candies, and a dusting of powdered sugar.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
- For a more intense flavor, use gel food coloring.
- Feel free to substitute the cherry filling with other fruit fillings.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Layering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg