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Panda Cake

Have a wild party! Invite an adorable panda made easily with cake mix and ready-to-spread frosting.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 8 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

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

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

: Tray or cardboard (16x10 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

1 1/2: containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy or Whipped vanilla frosting

1/2: cup flaked coconut

8: chocolate wafer cookies, about 2 inches in diameter

1: large marshmallow

2: chocolate-covered candies

1: small black or red gumdrop

: Black shoestring licorice

1/3: cup flaked coconut

1: teaspoon unsweetened baking cocoa

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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 round pan and one 9-inch round pan. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pans.
2 Bake and cool as directed on box. Cut 9-inch round as shown in diagram. Arrange pieces on tray to make panda as shown in diagram.
3 Frost cake, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting. Sprinkle body with 1/2 cup flaked coconut, pressing gently to stick. Press 2 cookies into top of head at 45-degree angle for ears. Place 2 cookies for background of eyes and 4 on body for paws, placing bottom 2 cookies at 45-degree angle on bottom edge of cake.
4 Cut marshmallow crosswise in half; place each half on a cookie for eyes. Place chocolate candies on marshmallow halves for pupils; fasten with small dab of frosting if necessary. Use small gumdrop for nose and shoestring licorice for mouth and outline of legs. Toss 1/3 cup coconut and the cocoa; carefully sprinkle within outlines of legs and on bottom portion of body. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

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: 440
Calories from Fat: 170),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 19g; 19%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 3 1/2g 3 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 350mg; 350%;
Total Carbohydrate: 65g; 65%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 46g 46% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

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

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

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Posted 11/29/2011 12:30:36 AM REPORT ABUSE rayynbow said:

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i made this cake for a friend who loves pandas, and everyone thought it was super cute. however, to make it cheaper and easier to make, i doctored it as such: 1st, instead of wasting time with licorice, plus red and black candies, i used black writing/decorating gel instead(pandas have black, not red, noses, but even a dot of red frosting would save time if no red candy)..2nd, i despise coconut, even the smell makes me sick. so i used long chocolate sprinkles, then added (edible) white glitter for the white "fur". also, instead of expensive wafer cookies, i bought "homestyle" chocolate cookies, and cut them as necessary (used a glass and cookie cutter, etc.). one final touch, i made a little "happy birthday" "flag" and some leaves and put it in panda's paws. hope this can help:)

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Posted 9/3/2009 9:50:51 AM REPORT ABUSE MichelleinBend said:

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My daughter loved her Birthday cake. It was easy to make. I made the head smaller by using a 5 1/2 inch cake pan. Instead of using coconut, I used black sugar, also M&M's for eye's and nose and oreo's for ears and paws. Again, this came out so cute and very good!

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Posted 8/14/2008 8:56:39 PM REPORT ABUSE mamadoodlexo4 said:

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Good idea! My kids don't like coconut, so I covered it using a #16 star tip. For a more authentic look, I created a "bamboo" stick using a green cereal straw and cut "leaves" out of a green fruit rollup. I placed it diagonally between his paws. I also made the head a vanilla cake and body a chocolate cake to keep everyone happy...

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