Hoppy Frog Cake

Name: Hoppy Frog Cake
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 3 eggs; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 15 servings Green paste or gel food coloring; 15 servings Shoestring red licorice; 237 milliliters milk; 2 milk chocolate M&Ms; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 individual cream-filled sponge cakes; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Hoppy Frog Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 224 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. Head to the store and pick up sugar, shortening, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fill 12 greased muffin cups two-thirds full.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Muffin Liners

Pour the remaining batter into a greased 9-in. round baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Bake cupcakes at 350° for 20-25 minutes and cake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cupcakes for 5 minutes before to wire rack to cool completely. Cool cake for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Wire Rack

Oven

To assemble, place the 9-in. cake in the center of a 15-in. x 13-in. covered board.

Place two cupcakes above the cake for eyes. Arrange sponge cakes below the cake for legs. For feet, cut one cupcake in half, using a zigzag cut.

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Cupcakes

Place each half with a rounded edge touching a sponge cake. (Save remaining cupcakes for another use.)

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Sponge Cake

Cupcakes

For frosting, in a small saucepan, whisk flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool. In a small bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat in milk mixture until smooth, about 4 minutes.

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Shortening

Frosting

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Use 1/3 cup white frosting to frost the bottom two-thirds of eyes; add M&M's for pupils. Tint remaining frosting light green; spread over eyelids and over the top and sides of the rest of frog. Arrange one long licorice piece for the mouth.

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Frosting

Spread