Gift Box Cake

Name: Gift Box Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 45
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 8 gingerbread men cookies (3 to 3 1/2 inches tall); 79 milliliters white sparkling sugar or edible glitter; 6 egg whites; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 383 grams packages chewy fruit rolls by the foot; 158 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 473 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps vanilla extract; 158 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Gift Box Cake a try. This recipe makes 45 servings with 123 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have vanillan extract, egg whites, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Shortening

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Combine 2/3 cup water and milk.

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Water

Milk

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.

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Baking Powder

Vanilla

Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

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Egg Whites

Pour into 3 greased and floured 8-inch square baking pans.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

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Oven

Reserve 2 cups Powdered Sugar Frosting.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Spread 1/2 cup frosting into an 8-inch square on cake plate.

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Frosting

Spread

Spread remaining frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.

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Frosting

Spread

Unroll fruit rolls (do not remove paper backing), and brush with water.

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Fruit

Roll

Water

Sprinkle with sparkling sugar; let stand 15 minutes.

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Sugar

Cut four (12-inch-long) strips from fruit rolls.

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Fruit

Roll

Remove paper backing, and arrange on top and sides of cake, pressing gently into frosting, to resemble a ribbon.

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Frosting

Spoon 1/2 cup reserved frosting onto center of cake, forming a 3-inch mound.

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Frosting

Cut remaining fruit rolls into 4-inch pieces; remove paper backing. Fold each piece in half, resembling the loop of a bow; press cut ends into frosting mound, creating a large bow on top of cake.

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Frosting

Fruit

Roll

Place 2 gingerbread men cookies on each side of cake.

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Gingerbread Men

Spoon 1 1/2 cups reserved frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe a border around bottom edge of cake.

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Frosting

Note: You can also make this cake with 2 (25-oz.) packages white cake mix and 4 (16-oz.) containers ready-to-spread frosting. Make the gingerbread men using your favorite recipe or a gingerbread mix, or buy the cookies from your local bakery.

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Gingerbread Cookie Mix