Inchworm Cake

 

1

box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix (any flavor)

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

8

drops green food color

1 1/2

containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

Tray or cardboard (19x14 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

5

candy-coated chocolate candies

2

vanilla wafer cookies

2

small pretzel sticks

24

gumdrops

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• 2 Cut cake as shown in diagram A. Freeze pieces uncovered 1 hour for easier frosting. Stir food color into frosting. Arrange cake pieces on tray to form inchworm as shown in diagram B. Frost cake, attaching pieces with frosting.
• 3 Attach 1 chocolate candy to each vanilla wafer with frosting; attach to end of cake for eyes. Press 3 candies into frosting for mouth. Gently push 1 pretzel stick into flat end of gumdrop; repeat. Insert pretzels stick into cake for antennae. Arrange remaining gumdrops along edge for feet. Store loosely covered.