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Gum Ball Machine Cake

Party cakes CAN be easy! No special decorating skills required. Candies and frosting create the fun.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 2 hr 5 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix

1 1/4: cups bubble gum-flavored soda pop or water

1/3: cup vegetable oil

3: egg whites

: Red or blue food color (to match color of soda pop), if desired

: Tray or cardboard, covered with foil or wrapping paper and plastic food wrap

1: container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting

1: teaspoon red or blue liquid or paste food color

1: bar (1.5 oz) chocolate-covered crispy candy

1: tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® blue decorating gel

1: foil-covered chocolate coin

1: peanut-shaped candy

: Gum balls

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of one 8-inch or 9-inch round pan and one 8-inch square pan.
2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, soda pop, oil, egg whites and a few drops food color with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly between pans.
3 Bake 26 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (times may vary between the two pans). Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Freeze cakes uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired.
4 Place round cake near one end of tray for globe of gum ball machine; frost top and side with half of the frosting. Place square cake next to round cake for machine base. Stir 1 teaspoon food color into remaining frosting; frost sides and top of base with frosting. Wrap candy bar with foil. Place foil-wrapped candy bar near bottom of base. Use decorating gel to draw trap door on candy bar. Arrange chocolate coin and peanut candy above candy bar. Arrange gum balls on globe. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

If you don't have the candy bar we used for the trap door, you can use decorating icing or gel to draw it on the cake.

Look for the bubble gum-flavored soda with the other soda pop.

Paste food color will produce more vividly colored frosting.

Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 260
Calories from Fat: 90),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10g; 10%
(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, 2 1/2% Trans Fat 1 1/2g 1 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 230mg; 230%;
Total Carbohydrate: 39g; 39%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 27g 27% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

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

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

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

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Posted 4/13/2008 11:02:52 AM REPORT ABUSE foodygirl101 said:

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it was awsome i am going to use it for my candy themed birthday along with ice cream cupcskes for my freinds at school.

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Posted 7/18/2007 10:03:56 AM REPORT ABUSE Ashlynn''s 12th said:

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I made this cake for my daughters 12th birthday. She was grounded from gum for 3 months until her birthday(she got caught with gum in school and recieved detention). This cake was so fun and the directions were so easy to follow. Best cake I''ve ever made!

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