Baby Cake--It's a Boy!

Name: Baby Cake--It's a Boy!
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 12 servings Tray or cardboard covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil; 1 drop neon green food color; 2 drops neon pink liquid food color; 15 drops neon blue liquid food color; 1 container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or white cake mix; 473 milliliters white fondant

Baby Cake--It's It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 45 minutes. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of Southern food.

Instructions

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl (8 inches across top) with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray). Lightly grease 3 muffin cups in mini muffin pan.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

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Mini Muffin Tray

Muffin Liners

Bowl

Oven

Make cake batter as directed on box.

Pour batter into 3 mini muffin cups, filling two-thirds full; pour remaining cake batter into 1 1/2-quart bowl.

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Muffin Liners

Bowl

Bake cupcakes 11 to 14 minutes, bowl 47 to 53 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Oven

Bowl

Remove cakes from mini muffin cups and bowl; place rounded sides up on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. If necessary, cut off rounded tops of cakes.

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Muffin Liners

Bowl

Place bowl cake on tray, cut side down.

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Bowl

Cut 1 mini cupcake in half from top to bottom.

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Cupcakes

Place half of the mini cupcake cut side against one of the whole mini cupcakes; use toothpick to hold them together. Repeat with remaining cupcake and half cupcake. Use frosting to adhere cupcakes to bowl cake for booties, with half cupcakes facing out. Use toothpicks if necessary.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

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Toothpicks

Bowl

Spread 1/3 cup frosting in thin layer over side and top of cake to seal in crumbs. Freeze cake 30 to 45 minutes to set frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

Reserve 1/4 cup frosting in small bowl.

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Frosting

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Bowl

Spread remaining frosting over cake, frosting more heavily on side of bowl cake with booties; this will be baby's diaper. To reserved 1/4 cup frosting, add 3 drops neon blue food color, stirring until well blended.

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Blue Food Color

Frosting

Spread

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Bowl

Spread blue frosting on mini cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Spread

On work surface, roll out 1/4 cup of the white fondant to 1/8 inch, and cut shapes out for soles of booties; press onto cupcakes, using colored frosting as glue.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Fondant Icing

Roll

Knead 6 drops neon blue food color into 1 cup of the fondant. On work surface, roll out to 1/8 inch into rectangle. Gently lift rectangle, and drape over cake across from booties to make blanket, making wrinkles and folds as you place the rectangle.

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Blue Food Color

Fondant Icing

Roll

Knead 3 drops neon blue food color into 1/4 cup of the fondant, and roll out to 1/8 inch on work surface into long strip. Use pastry wheel to make scalloped edge. Gently place edging along end of blanket, using small amount of water to adhere fondant if necessary.

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Blue Food Color

Fondant Icing

Water

Roll

Knead 3 drops neon blue food color into 1/4 cup of the fondant, and roll out to 1/8 inch on work surface. Use small canapé cutters or paring knife to cut out square shapes as desired.

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Blue Food Color

Fondant Icing

Roll

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Knife

Knead 1 drop neon green food color and 2 drops neon pink into 1/4 cup of the fondant to get bright orange, and roll out to 1/8 inch on work surface. Use small canapé cutters or paring knife to cut out square shapes as desired.

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Green Food Color

Fondant Icing

Orange

Roll

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Knife

Place small cutout shapes on blanket as desired, using small amount of water to attach.

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Water

Remove toothpicks before serving. Store loosely covered.

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Servings:

12servings

Tray or cardboard covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil 1drop

neon green food color 2drops

neon pink liquid food color 15drops

neon blue liquid food color 1container

Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting 1box

Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or white cake mix 473milliliters

white fondant

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The RELAX Riesling with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.