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Fairy Tale Princess Cake

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Delight your princess with a magical cake that's made foolproof with an easy cake mix and purchased frosting.

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 3 hr 40 min
Servings 30

Ingredients

2: boxes Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxes

3: containers Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting

: Neon pink food color

1: fashion doll (11 1/2 inches tall)

: Pink decorating sugar

: Edible pink pearls

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl (8 inches across top) and three 8-inch round cake pans with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray).
2 In large bowl, make cake batter as directed on boxes. (Both boxes of cake mix can be made at one time; do not make more than 2 boxes, and do not increase beating time.) Pour 3 1/4 cups batter into 1 1/2-quart bowl, and divide remaining batter among 3 pans (slightly less than 2 cups per pan).
3 Bake cake pans 23 to 30 minutes and bowl 47 to 53 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and bowl. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Place cakes in freezer 45 minutes before cutting to reduce crumbs. Cut off rounded tops of cakes. Cut bowl cake in half horizontally. Cut 1 3/4-inch diameter hole in center of all 5 cake layers.
4 Spoon frosting into large bowl. Stir in food color until desired pink color. Place one 8-inch cake on serving plate; spread 1/3 cup frosting over top. Top with second 8-inch cake; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Repeat with third layer; top with larger bowl cake layer, cut side up. Spread with small amount of frosting. Top with rounded bowl cake layer, cut side down. Trim side of cake if necessary to make a tapered "skirt."
5 Spread thin layer of frosting over side and top of layered cake to seal in crumbs. Freeze cake 30 to 45 minutes to set frosting.
6 Spread frosting over cake as desired. Wrap hair and lower half of doll with plastic wrap. Insert doll into center of cake. Frost body of doll. Decorate with sprinkles and candy pearls as desired. Unwrap hair. Store cake loosely covered.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)

Calories: 370
Calories from Fat: 140),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 16g; 16%
(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, 3 1/2% Trans Fat 2 1/2g 2 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 310mg; 310%;
Total Carbohydrate: 56g; 56%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 39g 39% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 4/6/2013 6:29:23 PM REPORT ABUSE donnamarie541 said:

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Why cant we spray to grease the pans? I am making the cakes ahead of time today and plan on frosting tomorrow and dont have any shortening?

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Posted 11/26/2012 11:45:16 PM REPORT ABUSE ceander said:

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I made this cake for my oldest granddaughter's birthday. Even though my granddaughter has severe cerebral palsy,and cannot eat the cake because she is on a feeding tube, I still wanted her to have something very special. The video helped me immensely. The biggest tip is to do the crumb layer of frosting and let it chill. It makes the final layer of frosting a breeze to add on. I used my own recipe for the frosting. My daughter said, Wow where did you get that cake! It made me feel really good to create such a beautiful cake. Betty Crocker I've been using your brand since I was 19 years old. I am now 58 and that's how much I believe in your product. Thank you for making my 12 year old granddaughter's birthday so special.

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Posted 11/26/2012 2:25:31 PM REPORT ABUSE guido2210 said:

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Success! I made this for my daughter's third birthday, too. It's a known joke that I'm a terrible baker but even I was able to follow the recipe. The video on this website was a HUGE help. My cake ended up a little shorter than needed for the doll, so I tied some tulle around the doll (looked like a skirt), and added some piping along the top edge. Didn't need to do the piping on the bodice as my doll came with a pink top. My daughter was delighted!

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