Saturday, December 1, 2007

LEGO CAKE


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1
box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix (any flavor)
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Tray or cardboard, 15x12 inches, covered
2
containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Red, yellow and blue paste food colors
12
large marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
1.
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan.) Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pan.
2.
Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3.
Using serrated knife, cut cake crosswise into thirds. Cut one of the thirds in half crosswise to make 2 squares. On tray, place cake pieces. Cover; freeze 1 hour or until firm.
4.
In small bowl for each color, tint 1 cup frosting red, 1 cup frosting yellow and 2/3 cup frosting blue with food colors. Leave remaining frosting white.
5.
Frost top and sides of 1 square cake with blue frosting. Frost 4 marshmallow halves with blue frosting; place in square design on cake. Frost remaining square cake and 4 marshmallow halves with white frosting; arrange marshmallows on top of cake. Frost 1 rectangular section of cake and 8 marshmallow halves with yellow frosting; arrange marshmallows on top of cake. Frost remaining section of cake and remaining marshmallows with red frosting; arrange marshmallows on top of cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude cake mix directions on box for 13x9-inch pan.
Nutrition Information
1 Serving: Calories 610 (Calories from Fat 240); Total Fat 27g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 7g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 480mg; Total Carbohydrate 89g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 68g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 6 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
How To
Work with one piece of cake at a time, keeping others in the freezer. As the cake thaws, it's more likely to pick up crumbs as you frost.
How To
Place marshmallow halves on toothpicks to frost.
Cutting Cake
Cut cake to form blocks.

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