Baby Block Cake

 

1

box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix

Water, vegetable and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1/2

teaspoon almond extract

1

box (2.7 oz) Betty Crocker® gel food colors

1

container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting

Betty Crocker® Easy Flow decorating icing (any colors)

Betty Crocker® Decorating Decors stars

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms only of two 8-inch square pans. Make cake batter as directed on box, adding almond extract to batter. Place half of batter in separate bowl. Stir 2 drops blue food color into batter in 1 bowl; stir 2 drops red food color into remaining batter. Pour 1 color batter into each pan.
• 2 Bake 25 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around pans to loosen cakes; remove cakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 3 Place 1 cake layer, bottom side up, on serving plate. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second cake layer, bottom side down. Spread frosting evenly on side and top of cake. Using decorating icing, decorate cake as desired to look like baby block. Sprinkle top of cake with decors. Store loosely covered.