Robot Cake

Name: Robot Cake
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 servings Blue food color; 6 thin chocolate wafer cookies; 12 servings Black food color; 1 roll Betty Fruit by the chewy fruit snack (any variety from 4.5-oz box); 2 soft fruit ring candies; 2 larges black gumdrops; 2 colorful licorice twists (7 inch); 3 pull-apart red (cherry) licorice twists; 2 M&M chocolate candies blue; 20 M&M chocolate candies (any color); 2 containers Betty Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting; 1 box Betty yellow cake mix; 12 servings Tray or cardboard (20x15 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

Robot Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 249 calories, 3g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. A mixture of food color, fruit ring candies, colorful licorice twists, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 10 minutes; remove cake from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate or freeze cake 1 hour until firm.

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Wire Rack

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Frying Pan

Tint frosting with black and blue food colors to make desired gray color. Using serrated knife, cut rounded top off cake to level surface; place cake cut side down.

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Frosting

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Serrated Knife

Cut cake as shown in template (template can be found under the Tips below). On tray, arrange cake pieces as shown in template, attaching to tray with small amount of frosting.

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Frosting

Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

Frost entire cake with remaining frosting.

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Frosting

Cut 1 colorful licorice twist into 2 (1-inch) pieces. Carefully insert licorice pieces between head and body.

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Licorice Twists

Licorice

Cut remaining colorful licorice twist in half. Using scissors, make several cuts in 1 end of each licorice piece to form antennae. Insert licorice pieces, antennae ends up, in top of head. Insert gumdrops into sides of head for ears. Arrange fruit rings on head for eyes; use 2 blue M&M's chocolate candies for pupils. Separate 1 pull-apart red licorice twist into single strands. Trim 1 strand to 3 inches; place on head for mouth. Use remaining strands to decorate base of robot as desired, trimming to fit.

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M&ms

Licorice Twists

Gum Drops

Base

Fruit

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Kitchen Scissors

Tie a knot in each remaining pull-apart red licorice twist. Insert knotted licorice twists in each side of body for arms. To decorate robot body, arrange 20 M&M's chocolate candies in desired pattern on body. Use fruit snack to form border around candy design, trimming to fit. For wheels, insert chocolate wafer cookies in base of cake. Store loosely covered.

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Chocolate Wafer Cookies

M&ms

Licorice Twists

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Fruit

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Servings:

12servings

Blue food color 6

thin chocolate wafer cookies 12servings

Black food color 1

roll Betty Fruit by the chewy fruit snack (any variety from 4.5-oz box)2

soft fruit ring candies 2larges

black gumdrops 2

colorful licorice twists (7 inch)3

pull-apart red (cherry) licorice twists 2

M&M' chocolate candies blue 20

M&M' chocolate candies (any color)2containers

Betty Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting 1box

Betty yellow cake mix 12servings

Tray or cardboard (20x15 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

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. You could try Buena Vista Chateau Buena Vista Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 39 dollars per bottle.