Pool Party Cake

Name: Pool Party Cake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams package berry blue gelatin; 57 grams butter, softened; 480 grams confectioners sugar; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 14 Swedish Fish candies; 1 stick spearmint chewing gum; 1 Life Savers Gummy; 16 servings Ice cubes; 1 red shoestring licorice; 2 Air Head candies; 2 Now and Later candies; 5 Peachie-Os candies; 5 Necco wafer candies, divided; 8 Runts candies; 98 Smarties candies; 1 Sour Brite Octopus candy; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters cold water; 177 milliliters boiling water; 1 package white cake mix (regular size); 1 lollipop stick

Pool Party Cake takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 16 servings with 357 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have air head candies, water, ice cubes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Grease two 9-in. round baking pans and line with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper. Prepare cake batter according to package directions.

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All Purpose Flour

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Baking Pan

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 for 21-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water.

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Gelatin

Water

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Bowl

Pour cold water into a 2-cup measuring cup; add enough ice cubes to measure 1-1/4 cups.

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Ice Cubes

Water

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Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Discard any remaining ice. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until soft-set.

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Gelatin

Ice

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Frosting

Butter

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Add vanilla and salt. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth and fluffy. Set aside 2 tablespoons frosting for decorating.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Vanilla

Salt

Place one cake on a glass or plastic board. Frost top of cake with 2/3 cup frosting.

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Frosting

For pool, cut a 5-in. circle (1 in. deep) in the center of second cake (save removed cake for another use).

Place over frosted cake. Slowly pour gelatin into circle. Frost top and sides of cake.

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Gelatin

For ladder, cut licorice into two 4-in. pieces; gently press 1-1/4 in. apart into frosting, looping top ends for handles.

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Frosting

Licorice

Cut three 1-1/4-in. pieces of licorice for ladder steps; press into frosting. Decorate sides of cake with Swedish Fish and Peachie-O's.

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Frosting

Licorice

Fish

For pool steps, use a small amount of reserved frosting to attach four wafer candies to board. Trim two Air Head candies and bend into chair shapes; with frosting, attach Runts to chairs for legs. For table, attach remaining wafer candy to a lollipop stick; push into cake.

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Frosting

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