Little Car Cakes

Name: Little Car Cakes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix; Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box; Large tray or cardboard covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil; 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting; Blue, red, green and yellow food colors; Red or black string licorice; 8 yellow round starlight candies; 10 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies; 1 red or orange gumdrop; 2 birthday cake candles

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Prep 30 min
Total 3 hr 10 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 12

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Know someone who loves cars? Celebrate with coupe cakes! They'll sweetly please 2s to 92s!

by Qué Rica Vida Cocina

Updated May 24, 2013

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Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Large tray or cardboard covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil
2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
Blue, red, green and yellow food colors
Red or black string licorice
8 yellow round starlight candies
10 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1 red or orange gumdrop
2 birthday cake candles

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of three 8x4-inch loaf pans, or spray bottoms with cooking spray.
2

Make cake batter as directed on cake mix box. Divide batter evenly among pans.
3

Bake 25 to 32 minutes (28 to 37 minutes for dark or nonstick pans) 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 cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Freeze cakes uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting.
4

Remove 1/4 cup frosting from each container; set aside. To make purple frosting, stir 8 drops blue food color and 8 drops red food color into 1 container frosting. To make bright green frosting, stir 3 drops green food color and 3 drops yellow food color into other container frosting.
5

Place 2 loaves, rounded sides down, on tray. To seal in crumbs, frost one with a thin layer of purple frosting; frost the other with a thin layer of green frosting. Cut remaining loaf crosswise in half; taper the cut edges slightly to form windshields. Place one half on each cake for cab, placing about 3 inches from front edge and with tapered windshield side toward front of car. Frost windows of cabs with a thin layer of reserved vanilla frosting; frost top and edges with a thin layer of colored frosting. Refrigerate or freeze cakes 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Frost entire cars with same colors.
6

Use licorice to outline windows and make bumpers. Add starlight candies for headlights and taillights; add cookies for wheels and the spares. Place gumdrop on top of 1 car for beacon and add candles for radio antennas. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips

tip 1
Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

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Know someone who loves cars? Celebrate with coupe cakes! They'll sweetly please 2s to 92s!