Ladybug Cake

Name: Ladybug Cake
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 servings Red paste food color; 1 large marshmallow, cut in half; 12 servings Black string licorice, cut into 2-inch pieces; 3 Tbsps red sugar; 1 container Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or white cake mix

The recipe Ladybug Cake could satisfy your Mexican craving in around 2 hours and 40 minutes. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 350 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. Not Head to the store and pick up whipped vanilla frosting, marshmallow, string licorice, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 2-quart round heatproof bowl with shortening; lightly flour. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs or egg whites.

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Shortening

Cake Mix

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Oven

Pour batter into bowl.

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Bowl

Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of bowl to loosen cake; remove from bowl to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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On serving plate, place cake, rounded side up, trimming bottom if needed. In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup of the frosting and the black food color until blended.

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Food Color

Frosting

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Bowl

Mix remaining frosting and red food color until blended.

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Red Food Color

Frosting

Spread red frosting on two-thirds of cake; sprinkle with red sugar.

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Frosting

Spread

Sugar

Spread black frosting on remaining one-third of cake for head.

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Frosting

Spread

Place remaining black frosting in decorating bag fitted with small round tip. Pipe wings and dots on sugared portion of cake.

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Frosting

Chicken Wings

Add marshmallow pieces for eyes; pipe pupils with black frosting. Pipe red frosting for mouth. Insert licorice pieces into cake for antennae. Store loosely covered.

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Marshmallows

Frosting

Licorice

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Servings:

12servings

Red paste food color 1large

marshmallow, cut in half 12servings

Black string licorice, cut into 2-inch pieces 3Tbsps

red sugar 1container

Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting 1box

Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or white cake mix

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 45 dollars.