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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jun 28, 2011
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In 1951 when color movies were the rage, Betty Crocker's Color Vision Cake brought Technicolor to home kitchens across America.

Color Vision Cake

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 35 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and egg whites as called for on cake mix box
  • 1 box (4-serving size) fruit-flavored gelatin (any flavor)
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • Multicolored round candies, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and lightly flour bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour.
  • Step 
    2
    Make cake batter as directed on box, adding 3 tablespoons of the dry gelatin with the egg whites (reserve remaining gelatin for the frosting). Pour into pans. Bake and cool as directed on box.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium bowl, beat remaining gelatin, butter and milk with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until spreadable.
  • Step 
    4
    On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second cake, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle with candies. Store loosely covered.

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