Guitar Cake

Cake mix, purchased frosting and candies create an easy-to-do music-lover's cake.

Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 2 hours 25 min
Makes: 15 servings

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1	box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
	Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
	Large flat tray
1	container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
	Green and yellow food colors
10	small gumdrops
1	tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® orange decorating gel
1	thin chocolate wafer cookie
18	tart and tangy round candies
1	stick gum
	Pull-and-peel red licorice

1.	Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 15 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
2.	Cover large flat tray or foam display board with wrapping paper and plastic wrap or foil. Cut 9x2-inch strip of cake as shown in diagram for guitar neck. Cut body of guitar from remaining cake. Place pieces on tray. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired.
3.	Place 1/2 cup frosting in small bowl. Stir in 4 to 6 drops green food color. Into remaining vanilla frosting, stir 6 drops yellow food color. Attach guitar neck to body with small amount of frosting; frost top and sides of guitar body with yellow frosting. Frost guitar neck with green frosting.
4.	Press 3 gumdrops on each side of neck for tuning pegs. On neck, draw crosswise lines with decorating gel, 1 inch apart, for frets. Place wafer cookie on center of body. Place tart and tangy candies around wafer cookie. Place stick of gum 1 inch under wafer cookie. Place licorice on neck for strings. Press remaining gumdrops into frosting below gum stick. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.

Cutting and Assembling Cake

Cut cake to form guitar body. Cut 9x2-inch strip for guitar neck. Arrange guitar and neck piece on tray and decorate.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving Frosted Cake (Undecorated): Calories 320 (Calories from Fat 120); Total Fat 13g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 2 1/2g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 300mg; Total Carbohydrate 48g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 33g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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