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Spaceship Cake

Delight your astronaut "want-to-be" with an ordinary 13x9-inch yellow cake that blasts off into this extraordinary fun spaceship cake.
Prep Time: 1 hour 0 min
Total Time: 2 hours 38 min
Makes: 12 servings
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1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Tray or cardboard, 17x12 inches, covered with foil
1 1/2containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
1roll Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® strawberry chewy fruit snack rolls
1tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and cool cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan.
2.Cut cake as shown in diagram. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired.
3.Place cake piece 1 on tray. Frost with about 1 1/4 cups frosting. Arrange pieces 2, 3 and 4 as shown in diagram, trimming to fit, standing up piece 3 for top fin. Trim point of piece 2 for nose of ship. Frost cake with remaining frosting. Let frosting set a few minutes. Carefully cover with a paper towel and gently pat to give a fabric-like appearance; remove towel. Use fruit snack for strips as shown in photograph. Outline as desired with decorating gel.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.
Spaceship Cake
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Special Touch
Colored foil-coated space-themed wrapping paper makes a unique cover for the tray.
Success
Place strips of waxed paper under corners of unfrosted cake pieces. After frosting, just remove waxed paper strips. No cleanup required!
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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 510 (Calories from Fat 210); Total Fat 23g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 5g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 440mg; Total Carbohydrate 73g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 54g); Protein 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 4 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 5 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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