Space Shuttle Cake

Name: Space Shuttle Cake
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 15 servings Red and blue miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits; 19 grams tube Betty Crocker® black decorating gel; 2 red gumdrop stars; 6 soft red round candies; 3 smalls candy stars; 15 servings Red string licorice; 2 containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix; 3 candles; 15 servings Tray or cardboard (17x12 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Space Shuttle Cake a try. This recipe serves 15. One portion of this dish contains about 24g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 423 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. If you have candles, gumdrop stars, cake mix, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F 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

Oven

Frying Pan

Using serrated knife, cut rounded dome from top of cake to make flat surface; place cake cut side down.

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Serrated Knife

Cut cake as shown in diagram.

On tray, place cake piece

Arrange pieces 2, 3 and 4 as shown in diagram, trimming to fit, standing up piece 3 for top fin. Trim point of piece 2 for nose of shuttle. Attach each piece with a small amount of frosting.

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Frosting

Frost cake with a thin layer of frosting to seal in crumbs. Freeze 30 to 45 minutes to set frosting.

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Frosting

Add final coat of frosting to cake, using up remaining frosting.

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Frosting

Use licorice to make diagonal lines across nose of shuttle and to outline top fin. Use baking bits to outline tip, wings and back of shuttle.

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Licorice

Chicken Wings

Add large and small stars to wings and back; add round candies to both sides of fin. Write "USA" or another message on top of fin with decorating gel. Insert candles at end of shuttle. If desired, just before serving, light candles for "liftoff." Store loosely covered.

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Decorating Gel

Candy

Chicken Wings

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Ingredients

Servings:

15servings

Red and blue miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits 19grams

tube Betty Crocker® black decorating gel 2

red gumdrop stars 6

soft red round candies 3smalls

candy stars 15servings

Red string licorice 2containers

Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting 1box

Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix 3

candles 15servings

Tray or cardboard (17x12 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. The Alexana Revana Vineyard Pinot Noir with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 42 dollars per bottle.