1 package commercial cake mix, preferable chocolate
2 cans (24 oz.) pre-made frosting in a dark brown color
Several tubes of cake decoration frosting in green, red, and white
Several toothpicks

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Grease and line a jelly roll pan with waxed paper.

Mix the cake according to the package instructions and pour a thin layer- no more than 1/4- inch thick- into the prepared jelly roll pan.

Bake the cake until just underdone. If you can't tell by looking, then use the knife test.

When the knife emerges not quite clean from the center of the cake, and when a light touch does not bounce back easily, it needs to come out.

Check the cake at seven minutes, and then every two minutes after that. DO NOT over-bake or the dough will be dry and hard to work with. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool slightly.

The remove the cake from the pan by lifting out the wax paper.

With the dark frosting, coat the top of the cake.

Carefully lift one end of the cake and begin gently rolling it up as if you were rolling up a map. When you are done, anchor the cake with tooth-picks and let it cook for about 5 more minutes. Cool the cake for 30 minutes, then frost it with the dark brown icing.

Next, take the tubes of colored cake decorating frosting and make holly and mistletoe over the top.

You can also use artificial greenery until it is time to eat the cake. To finish, take a toothpick and etch lines into the frosting to resemble tree bark.