CONSTRUCTION SITE CAKE
This clever birthday cake is easy to make with Betty Crocker cake mix, ready-made frosting and a few toy trucks. There's literally no way to mess it up!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
- Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 8-inch rounds, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cakes 30 minutes to 1 hour or until firm.
- On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. In medium bowl, mix 2 containers chocolate frosting with 1/2 container vanilla frosting. Spread with 1/2 cup of the frosting. Top with second cake layer, rounded side up. Spread thin layer of frosting over cake to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Using serrated knife, cut a quarter out of top cake layer (as shown in photo). In bowl, crumble removed cake and mix with 1/2 cup frosting to look like dirt. Mound "dirt" on cake. Frost remaining cake thickly with remaining frosting.
- In small bowl, tint about 1/3 cup vanilla frosting with orange food color. Place on cake in circles for construction cones; top with candy corn. In small bowl, tint about 1/2 cup vanilla frosting with green food color for grass; place around cake. Place trucks on cake. Place rock-shaped candy in trucks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 670, Carbohydrate 102 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 5 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 620 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 7 g
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Sajad Ali Khan
[email protected]This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved it.
Qaunding Mezar
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and looked impressive. I will definitely be making it again.
DIPENDRA PRASAD
[email protected]I'm not a fan of chocolate cake, but this one was really good. The frosting was especially delicious.
Maliksuhail Awan
[email protected]This cake was a lot of work, but it was totally worth it. It was the perfect centerpiece for my son's construction-themed birthday party.
Raisha Singhmim
[email protected]I'm not sure what went wrong, but my cake didn't turn out as good as the picture. It was still tasty, though.
Krishna Chaudhry1122
[email protected]This cake was a little challenging to make, but it was worth it in the end. It turned out beautiful and tasted amazing.
Dan Daniels
[email protected]I made this cake for my son's birthday and he was so excited. He loved the way it looked and tasted.
Arab “Akrem” Akram
[email protected]This cake was perfect for my construction-themed party. It was a big hit with all the kids.
Elizabeth juma
[email protected]I love how this cake looks, but it was a little too heavy for my taste.
Craft Zone
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the frosting was delicious.
Matthew Donald
[email protected]I thought this cake was going to be difficult to make, but it was actually quite easy. The instructions were clear and concise.
Sajit Sajitkhan
[email protected]This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved it.
Craig Bungay
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but this cake was easy to make and turned out great! My kids loved it.
The Ratbag123
[email protected]This cake is so creative! I love the way you used different candies and cookies to create the construction site scene.
Arbaz Saleem
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband, who is a construction worker. He loved it! The cake was moist and delicious, and the decoration was perfect.
Brittany Vaughn
[email protected]This cake was a huge hit at my son's construction-themed birthday party. It was easy to make and looked so realistic, complete with a chocolate chip cookie 'dirt' pile and gummy worm 'caution tape'.