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PEEPS® Fireworks Layer Cake

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Updated Sep 5, 2020
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This festive fireworks layer cake will surprise and delight guests with the fireworks design on the inside as well as the outside of the cake!

PEEPS® Fireworks Layer Cake

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix
  • Water, oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
  • Red and blue gel food colors
  • 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 6 PEEPS® patriotic vanilla crème flavored chicks
  • 1/2 cup red, white and blue candy sprinkles

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make cake batter as directed on box. Divide batter equally among 3 bowls. Tint 1 bowl of batter with red food color, 1 bowl with blue food color, and leave remaining bowl white.
  • Step 
    2
    Spray 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with cooking parchment paper, if desired, to prevent sticking. Spoon 1/3 cup red batter into center of each cake pan. Spoon 1/3 cup blue batter into center of red batter in each pan, followed by 1/3 cup white batter in each. Repeat with remaining batter until used up.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    4
    On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Frost top of cake layer with 1/2 cup frosting from one of the containers. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting from container.
  • Step 
    5
    Divide remaining container of frosting into two bowls. Color one bowl with red food color and the second with blue food color. Place frostings in two resealable food-storage plastic bags with one corner cut off each bag. Pipe fireworks shape on top of cake, using photo as a guide.
  • Step 
    6
    Press sprinkles around side of cake to finish. Top with PEEPS® chicks. Cut into slices to serve.

Nutrition

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