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Stencil Birthday Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 13 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix (or your favorite flavor)
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1 1/2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting or 1 1/2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Vanilla Frosting
- Flower stencil
- Betty Crocker™ colored sugars, as desired
- Betty Crocker™ assorted gel food colors, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch rounds.
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Step2Reserve 1/4 cup of the frosting. Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Place other layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting.
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Step3Position stencil on top of cake. Sprinkle colored sugars over stencil, being careful not to mix colors or get sugar on other areas of cake surface; remove stencil. Tint reserved 1/4 cup frosting with 2 drops of desired food color. Place frosting in decorating bag with writing tip #4. Pipe desired message on cake. Pipe design on edge of plate if desired.
Nutrition
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