Train Cake

Name: Train Cake
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or devils food cake mix; 2 chocolate-covered caramel candies; 1 container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting; 2 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crumbled; 3 eggs; 15 servings Red, yellow, blue and green food colors; 1 drop Gum; 15 servings Assorted colors licorice twists; 237 milliliters Assorted candies (gumdrops, jelly beans, candy corn, et; 15 servings Gummy or jellied candy rings; 2 containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Train Cake a try. This recipe serves 15. One serving contains 589 calories, 6g of protein, and 24g of fat. A mixture of colors licorice twists, rich & creamy chocolate frosting, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms only of two 8x4- or 9x5-inch loaf pans. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

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Cake Mix

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Loaf Pan

Bowl

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Pour into pans.

Bake yellow cake 28 to 36 minutes and devil's food cake 31 to 39 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooking racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes until firm.

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Toothpicks

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Meanwhile, divide vanilla frosting evenly among 4 small bowls; tint 1 bowl frosting red, 1 bowl frosting yellow,1 bowl frosting blue and 1 bowl frosting green with food colors. Spoon 1/2 cup chocolate frosting into resealable plastic bag; set aside.

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Chocolate Frosting

Frosting

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Ziploc Bags

Bowl

Using serrated knife, cut rounded top off each cake to level surface; place each cake cut side down.

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Serrated Knife

Cut first cake as shown in diagram to make engine, being careful not to cut all the way through piece 1 when removing piece

Place piece 2 on top of piece 1 as shown in diagram, with a small amount of frosting between pieces.

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Frosting

Cut second cake into 4 equal pieces to make cars as shown in diagram.

Spread thin layer of chocolate frosting over top and sides of engine to seal in crumbs. For each of the car cakes, spread thin layer of red, yellow, blue and green frosting over top and sides of each car to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cakes 30 to 60 minutes or until frosting is set.

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Chocolate Frosting

Frosting

Spread

Using chocolate frosting in resealable plastic bag, snip off small corner of bag. Pipe train tracks onto serving tray. Frost engine cake with remaining chocolate frosting. Frost boxcars with remaining colored frosting. Using large spatula, transfer cakes to serving tray.

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Chocolate Frosting

Frosting

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Ziploc Bags

Spatula