Birthday Clown Cake

Name: Birthday Clown Cake
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters baking cocoa; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 2 liters confectioners sugar; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 5 ice cream sugar cones; 16 servings Assorted candies for decorating; 237 milliliters mayonnaise; 5 Tbsps 2% milk; 16 servings Yellow, orange, green, teal, magenta and black paste food coloring; 237 milliliters shortening; 10 Starburst candies; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 237 milliliters water

One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 43g of fat, and It will be a hit at your Birthday event. If you have water, ice cream sugar cones, baking soda, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Line two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, water and vanilla until smooth; stir into dry ingredients until well blended.

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Mayonnaise

Vanilla

Water

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Baking Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Transfer to prepared pans.

Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

In a large bowl, beat shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Shortening

Vanilla

Butter

Milk

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Bowl

Place one cake layer on a serving plate.

Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

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Frosting

Spread

Divide the remaining frosting among six small bowls. Tint each with yellow, orange, green, teal, magenta and black food coloring.

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Food Color

Frosting

Orange

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Bowl

Cut a hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #

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Ziploc Bags

Fill bag with yellow frosting. Pipe ribbons and bows around tops of Starburst candies to make gifts; set aside. With black frosting, pipe "Happy Birthday" on top center of cake.

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Starburst Candies

Frosting

Place cones around top edge of cake for clown hats. On sides of cake, pipe clown faces and collars. Using a variety of frosting colors, piping tips and candies, create clown hair, faces and collars. Decorate clown hats.

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Frosting

Candy

Place gifts around bottom edge of cake.