Pencil Cake

Name: Pencil Cake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams frozen pound cakes, thawed; 2 green sour belt candies; 6 drops red food coloring; 2 Tbsps semisweet chocolate chips; 454 grams vanilla frosting; 23 drops yellow food coloring

Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe has 443 calories, 4g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up food coloring, vanilla frosting, food coloring, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Cut a 2-inch piece from one cake for the eraser; set aside. Trim 1/2 inch from the uncut ends of both cakes. Line up the cakes to make 1 long cake.

Using a paring knife, score 2 lines down the length of both cakes, 1 1/4 inches in from each side. With the lines as a guide, trim the cake sides at an angle, as shown.

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Knife

Mix 1/2 cup vanilla frosting, the red food coloring and 3 drops yellow food coloring in a glass liquid measuring cup. Microwave the frosting about 20 seconds, stirring every 5 seconds.

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Red Food Color

Frosting

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Measuring Cup

Microwave

Put the 2-inch piece of cake on a rack set over a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Pour the warm pink frosting evenly over the cake. Chill until set, about 20 minutes.

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Frosting

Microwave the chocolate chips in a resealable plastic bag (unsealed) in 5-second intervals until melted. Push the chocolate to one corner, twist the bag and secure with tape; freeze until set.

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Chocolate Chips

Chocolate

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Ziploc Bags

Microwave

Mix the remaining 1 1/2 cups frosting and 20 drops yellow food coloring. Frost the cake with an offset spatula, following the beveled edges.

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Yellow Food Color

Frosting

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Offset Spatula

Cut one end of the cake into a tip, shaving it with a paring knife so the pencil looks sharpened.

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Knife

Remove the chocolate cone from the bag and trim the base to make it flat. Attach the chocolate tip to the pencil with frosting; attach the eraser to the other end.

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Chocolate

Frosting

Base