Caterpillar Cake

Name: Caterpillar Cake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 213 grams flaked coconut, divided; 213 grams flaked coconut, divided; 10 servings Yellow, red and green liquid food coloring; 1 small red gumdrop; 2 smalls purple gumdrops; 2 smalls orange gumdrops; 2 pretzel sticks; 454 grams can vanilla frosting; 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)

Caterpillar Cake is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Fill a greased 8-oz. custard cup three-fourths full.

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Custard

Pour remaining batter into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake the custard cup at 350° for 20-25 minutes and the tube cake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing cakes to wire racks to cool completely.

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Custard

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Toothpicks

Oven

Cut large cake in half widthwise. To form caterpillar, place one half on a 15-in. x 10-in. covered board.

Place the remaining portion next to the first to form an "S." With a serrated knife, level top and bottom of small cake; place on one end of caterpillar for head.

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Serrated Knife

Frost the small cake with vanilla frosting; gently press 1/4 cup coconut into frosting.

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Frosting

Coconut

Add purple gumdrops for eyes. For mouth, flatten red gumdrop between waxed paper with a rolling pin; place below eyes. For antennae, press orange gumdrops onto pretzels; insert into head.

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Gum Drops

Pretzels

Orange

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Rolling Pin

Place 3/4 cup coconut each in three small resealable plastic bags. Tint one orange with yellow and red food coloring; tint one green and one yellow. Frost the caterpillar with remaining vanilla frosting. Press alternate colors of coconut into frosting.

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Red Food Color

Frosting

Coconut

Orange

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Ziploc Bags

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Ingredients

Servings:

213grams

flaked coconut, divided 213grams

flaked coconut, divided 10servings

Yellow, red and green liquid food coloring 1small

red gumdrop 2smalls

purple gumdrops 2smalls

orange gumdrops 2

pretzel sticks 454grams

can vanilla frosting 1package

yellow cake mix (regular size)

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are great choices for Cake. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.