Stocking Cake

• 2-1/4 cups butter, softened
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4-1/2 cups sugar
• 12 eggs
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4-1/2 cups cake flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cups 2% milk
• 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Red paste food coloring
• Red colored sugar
• White edible glitter
• Assorted cookies and candies

1. Line a greased and floured 18x 2-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake at 325u0b0 for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover; cool to room temperature.
5. Trace stocking pattern onto waxed paper; cut out. Arrange pattern over cake; with a sharp knife, cut out. Discard scraps. Transfer cake to a covered cake board.
6. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add milk mixture; beat for 10 minutes or until fluffy.
7. Tint 2-1/2 cups frosting red; spread 1-1/2 cups red frosting over stocking portion of cake. Coat sides and top of stocking with red sugar. Spread or pipe white frosting over cuff; pipe remaining red frosting around edge of stocking. Sprinkle cuff with edible glitter.
8. Fill stocking with cookies and candies.

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Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/stocking-cake/ (may not work)