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Inchworm Cake

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Inch your way into a fun celebration with an easy-to-make and fun-to-eat cake!

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 2 hr 28 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

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

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Directions

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.

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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: 340
Calories from Fat: 130),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 15g; 15%
(Saturated Fat 3g, 3% Trans Fat 2 1/2g 2 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 290mg; 290%;
Total Carbohydrate: 51g; 51%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 35g 35% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% 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:

3 1/2

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

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Posted 3/20/2013 7:58:10 PM REPORT ABUSE topmom22 said:

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I made this cake for my twins 3rd bday...i have a boy and a girl and its not easy coming up w a generic cake that makes them both happy...one likes vanilla and of course the other chocolate so I made one of each....i followed the recipe but not the design...i used gummy lifesavers for the face and gum drops for the feet...instead of making it one color i used 5 different colors for a rainbow effect using white frosting and gel colors..the antenna were the candles with the last candle in its back...they came out fantastic!!!! I will admit I was worried one might topple over so be careful when you make the cuts and make them straight...lol.. The cakes were so moist and both my kids got cakes that looked like their favorite stuffed animals....I cant wait to see what other recipes I can find!

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Posted 8/25/2012 7:12:03 AM REPORT ABUSE

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Thank you for these beautiful pitcures! Congratulations on your new adventure. I know you will be very successful.. Come to NY and we will get you some business. It is wonderful to see our Montana Family and our precious Nick. Much success..Love, Nonna & Papa C.

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Posted 9/12/2010 6:30:02 PM REPORT ABUSE tarahh7 said:

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I added GUMMY WORMS to the inside of the cake. The kids loved it and had a blast pulling out the gummy worms from their cake, and it is such a cute idea!

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