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Building Blocks Cakes

Building a birthday cake is fun and easy thanks to cake mix, ready-to-spread frosting and marshmallows.
Prep Time: 35 min
Total Time: 2 hours 55 min
Makes: 12 servings
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How-To Make Building Blocks Cakes

Building a birthday cake is fun and easy thanks to cake mix, ready-to-spread frosting and marshmallows.
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1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
2containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Red, yellow and blue gel or paste food colors
Tray or cardboard, 15x12 inches, covered
12large marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
Serve with...
Strawberry Coolers Strawberry Coolers
Total Time: 4 hours 10 min
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan.) Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. 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. Refrigerate or freeze cake 1 hour until firm.
3.Meanwhile, 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.
4.Using serrated knife, cut rounded dome from top of cake to make flat surface; place cake cut side down. Cut cake crosswise into thirds. Cut one of the thirds in half crosswise to make 2 squares. Place cake pieces on tray.
5."Crumb-coat" top and sides of 1 square cake with thin layer of blue frosting and 1 square cake with thin layer of white frosting. Crumb-coat 1 rectangular cake with thin layer of yellow frosting and 1 rectangular cake with thin layer of red frosting. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes until set.
6.Add final coat of frosting to each cake. Frost 4 marshmallow halves with blue frosting; place in square design on blue cake. Frost 4 marshmallow halves with white frosting; place in square design on white cake. Frost 8 marshmallow halves with yellow frosting; place on yellow cake. Frost 8 marshmallow halves with red frosting; place on red cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude cake mix directions on box for 13x9-inch pan.
Building Blocks Cakes
Make the Most of This Recipe
How-To
Use scissors to cut marshmallows. Spray blades of scissors with cooking spray to keep them from getting sticky.
How-To
Stick fork in side of marshmallow halves to hold while frosting. Use metal spatula or knife to slide marshmallow from fork onto cake. Smooth frosting on marshmallow with spatula.
Cutting Cake
Cut cake to form blocks.
Plan a Party
Get a party menu, prep guide, tips, party games, activities and more for a Building Blocks Birthday Party!

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 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4Exchanges: 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.
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