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Happy Birthday Balloon Cake

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  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 40 min
  • Servings 12
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Looking for a birthday cake to whip up in a snap? Baking and decorating a birthday cake has never been simpler when you use Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix, Frosting and Decorating Icings.
Updated Jul 24, 2023
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Ingredients

Cake

Frosting and Decorations

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8-inch) round pans with shortening or cooking spray.
  • 2
    Make and bake cake as directed on box for 8-inch round pans. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. 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. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Using photo as a guide, decorate as desired.
  • 4
    Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Decorating this cake is super easy when using Betty Crocker™ Decorating Bags and Decorating Tips. To pipe top and bottom frosting border on cake, fit a decorating bag with a star tip and fill with frosting. Pipe frosting around top and bottom edge of cake.
  • tip 2
    Using an icing spatula to spread frosting in a smooth layer on top of cake makes it easier to decorate.
  • tip 3
    Swap in your favorite flavor of Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Cake Mix and frosting for this cake. Be sure to follow the directions on the box for the amounts of water, vegetable oil and eggs. Make and bake as directed on box for 8-inch rounds.

Nutrition

440 Calories, 17g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 68g Total Carbohydrate, 47g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
440
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
6g
29%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
16%
Sodium
380mg
16%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
68g
23%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
47g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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