Polka Dot Smash Cake

Name: Polka Dot Smash Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 20 servings Red and teal gel food colors; 1 container Betty Whipped fluffy white frosting; 1 box Betty cake mix (any flavor*)

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Polka Dot Smash Cake a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 193 calories. This recipe serves 20. Head to the store and pick up teal gel food colors, betty whipped fluffy frosting, betty cake mix, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray, and place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

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Muffin Liners

Loaf Pan

Oven

In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth.

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Cake Mix

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Place 1 3/4 cups batter into loaf pan. Spoon remaining batter into muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

Loaf Pan

Bake loaf cake 35 to 40 minutes and cupcakes 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze loaf cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.

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Cupcakes

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Wire Rack

Toothpicks

Oven

Stir together 2 tablespoons frosting and red food color to deep red color. Spoon frosting into decorating bag fitted with small round tip; set aside. In small bowl, mix remaining frosting and teal food color to desired color. Trim rounded top off loaf cake. Using 3-inch biscuit cutter, cut 2 rounds from loaf cake.

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Food Color

Frosting

Biscuits

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Bowl

Place one round cake, cut side up, on plate.

Spread cut side with teal frosting. Top with remaining round cake, cut side down.

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Frosting

Spread

Spoon remaining teal frosting into decorating bag fitted with large round tip. Frost sides of cake with long stripes of frosting from the base of cake to top. Frost top of cake, and smooth with spatula. Pipe deep red frosting dots on side of cake. Use remaining frosting to frost cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Base

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Spatula