Off-the-Road Car Cake

Name: Off-the-Road Car Cake
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 19 grams tube Betty Crocker® black or brown decorating gel; 4 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies; 2 eggs; 16 servings Food color; 1 white gum ball; 2 red gum balls; 16 servings Black and yellow licorice beans; 16 servings Silver nonpareils; 1 package Betty Crocker® pound cake mix; 2 tubs Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting; 177 milliliters water or milk

This recipe makes 16 servings with 179 calories, 8g of protein, and 2g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 21 person have tried and liked this recipe. Head to the store and pick up brown decorating gel, gum ball, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches. Make cake mix as directed on package, using water or milk and eggs.

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Cake Mix

All Purpose Flour

Water

Egg

Milk

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Loaf Pan

Oven

Pour into pans.

Bake 33 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Toothpicks

Wire Rack

Oven

Cut and remove 3 inches from end of 1 loaf. Position pieces as shown in diagram for desired automobile. Freeze cut pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired.

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Frosting

Reserve 1/2 cup of the frosting. Tint remaining frosting with food color.

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Food Color

Frosting

Place whole loaf on tray. Frost top with 1/3 cup tinted frosting. Top with cut layer, positioning for desired car. Trim corners for more rounded look if desired. Attach cookies for wheels, using small amount of frosting. Draw outline of windows with sharp knife. Frost windows and hubcaps with reserved white frosting. Frost sides and top of car with remaining tinted frosting, building up around wheels for fenders.

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Frosting

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Knife

Outline windows, hood, doors and bumpers with decorating gel. Use licorice beans for grill, door handles and signal lights.

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Decorating Gel

Licorice

Beans

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Grill

Cut gum balls in half; use for headlights and taillights. Make spoke markings on wheel with knife. Press 1 silver nonpareil in center of each wheel. Use silver nonpareils for hood ornament if desired. Silver nonpareils are not edible; remove them before eating cake.

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Nonpareils