Igloo Cake

Name: Igloo Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 16 servings All-purpose flour, for the pans; 2 drops neon blue food coloring; 4 drops green food coloring; 3 sugar ice cream cones; 1 cake doughnut, halved; 227 grams white sanding sugar; 16 servings Unsalted butter, for the pans; 907 grams vanilla frosting; 454 grams white chocolate, chopped; 517 grams box yellow cake mix (plus required ingredients)

Igloo Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 24g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Butter and flour an 8-inch-round cake pan and a 1.5-quart ovenproof bowl. Make the cake batter; divide between the pan and the bowl.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Bowl

Bake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, about 35 minutes for the pan, 40 to 45 minutes for the bowl.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Bowl

Frying Pan

Let cool, then unmold the cakes onto a rack.

Microwave the white chocolate at 50% power in 15-second intervals, stirring, until melted, about 2 minutes.

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White Chocolate

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Microwave

Pour onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and spread to 1/4 inch thick with an offset spatula.

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Spread

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Baking Paper

Offset Spatula

Baking Sheet

Sprinkle with the sanding sugar. Chill until set, about 10 minutes.

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Sanding Sugar

Remove the chocolate from the refrigerator. Break most of it into rough 1/2-to-1-inch pieces to form the ice that covers the igloo.

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Chocolate

Ice

Use a paring knife to cut a few even 1/2-inch tiles from the remaining chocolate (these are for the tunnel entrance).

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Chocolate

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Knife

Mix 2 1/2 cups frosting with the blue food coloring.

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Blue Food Color

Frosting

Spread some blue frosting on the flat cake, then cover with the bowl-shaped cake.

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Frosting

Spread

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Bowl

Spread some frosting on the cake where you want the tunnel to go, then attach a doughnut half, cut-side down. Attach the other half with frosting to extend the tunnel.

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Frosting

Spread

Cover the entire cake with a thin layer of blue frosting (this is called a "crumb coat," which is like a primer; it doesn't have to be perfect). Chill, uncovered, until the frosting sets, about 15 minutes.

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Frosting

Spread the remaining blue frosting evenly over the cake and doughnuts. Arrange the white-chocolate pieces on the igloo in a mosaic pattern.

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Chocolate

Frosting

Spread

Place the even white- chocolate tiles around the tunnel entrance.

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Chocolate

For the trees, mix 3/4 cup vanilla frosting with the green food coloring.

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Green Food Color

Vanilla Frosting

Spread on the cones, flicking the frosting with the tip of an offset spatula to form branches. Arrange the trees around the igloo and dust with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar