Snowman Cake

Name: Snowman Cake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 drops blue food coloring; 454 grams can chocolate frosting; 1 green Fruit Roll-Up, unrolled; 2 packages chocolate cake mix (regular size); 4 black gumdrops; 6 black licorice bites; 1 red candy coin; 678 milliliters vanilla frosting; 3 red-coated tiny tarts

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Snowman Cake a try. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 539 calories, 4g of protein, and 20g of fat. A mixture of food coloring, chocolate cake mix, fruit roll-up, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare cake mixes according to package directions. Divide batter among two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans, one 9-in. square baking pan and 12 cupcakes.

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Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes and cupcakes for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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Place one round cake off center and 1 in. from the bottom of a 25-in. x 16-in. covered board.

Place second round cake above it. Set aside 1 cup vanilla frosting. Frost round cakes with remaining vanilla frosting.

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Cut the square cake into two rectangles-one 8-in. x 2-in. and one 8-in. x 4-in. (save remaining piece for another use). For hat brim, place the smaller rectangle (B) above on the top round cake.

Cut a 5-3/4-in. x 4-in. piece from the large rectangle; place (A) above hat brim. For scarf, cut the remaining cake piece in half diagonally (C and D); position on left side of top circle. (Save the cupcakes for another use.)

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Frost hat with chocolate frosting. Tint reserved vanilla frosting blue; frost a stripe on hat for ribbon and frost the scarf.

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Cut three holly leaves from fruit roll-up; place on hat ribbon. Top with tiny tarts for berries. Position red candy coin for nose; add black gumdrops for eyes and buttons.

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Berries

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Roll

Add licorice bites for mouth.

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Servings:

5drops

blue food coloring 454grams

can chocolate frosting 1

green Fruit Roll-Up, unrolled 2packages

chocolate cake mix (regular size)4

black gumdrops 6

black licorice bites 1

red candy coin 678milliliters

vanilla frosting 3

red-coated tiny tarts

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are great choices for Cake. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "