Thursday, July 17, 2014

FLIP FLOPS CAKE

 
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup water
4 eggs
1/3 cup oil
2 tubs 16 oz each white frosting
Green and pink gel or paste food color
8 rainbow and 4 red sour belts candies
Graham cracker crumbs
shell shaped cookies and/or chocolates
Gummy fish and starfish

Heat oven to 350 degrees. 13X9 inch baking pan coated with nonstick spray, bottom lined with wax paper and sprayed. Sturdy serving surface 20X16 inches.

Prepare cake mix as directed for yellow pound cake, using pudding, water, eggs and oil. Pour batter into pan. Bake 40 min. or until done. Cool 10 min. Remove from pan, peel off paper and cool completely.

Trim top of cake horizontally to make level. Cut out 2 flip flop (sandal) shapes, each about 10 1/2 X 5 inches. Place on serving surface. Tint 1/2 cup frosting light green. Transfer to small ziptop bag with small hole snipped in 1 corner. Tint remaining frosting pink. Spread tops and sides of cakes with pink frosting.

Cut each rainbow sour belt lengthwise into 2 strips and arrange on cakes to make stripes, cutting as necessary to fit. Pipe decorative border of green frosting around top edges of cake.

For straps on sandals---Cut two 6 1/2 inch pieces from red sour belts. Pinch 2 ends together on diagonal to attach. Trim remaining ends to round, place on top of one cake. Repeat to make strap for remaining cake.

Sprinkle serving surface with graham cracker crumbs. Decorate with shell shaped cookies and chocolates, gummy fish or starfish.
 
MAKES 12 SERVINGS OF CAKE.*

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