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Surprise on the Inside Gender Reveal Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 25 min
  • Servings 16
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A fun cake filled with a colorful sweet surprise that tumbles out when you cut into it, revealing to your eager guests if the baby-to-be is a girl (pink) or a boy (blue)!
Updated Jul 25, 2023
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans; line with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, beat 1 box cake mix and ingredients called for on box with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scaping bowl occasionally. Divide evenly between pans. Bake as directed on box. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack; remove parchment paper. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, mix and bake the second box of cake mix to make 2 more layers.
  • 2
    Flatten cake layers by trimming off rounded tops. In 2 layers, cut small round out of center, using 4-inch round cutter.
  • 3
    To assemble cake: Place 1 uncut cake layer on cake stand or serving platter; spread 1/3 cup frosting on top. Top with 1 layer with center removed; spread 1/3 cup frosting on top. Top with second layer with center removed; spread 1/3 cup frosting on top.
  • 4
    In small bowl, mix chocolate candies and sprinkles. Fill cake with candy mixture. Gently press candies to level, top with full cake layer. Frost side and top of cake using remaining frosting. Store loosely covered.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Don’t have a 4-inch round cutter? Cut out a 4-inch circle of cooking parchment paper, and use it as a pattern.
  • tip 2
    This cake is filled with blue candies to represent a boy but to reveal that you are expecting a girl, simply fill the cake with pink candies.
  • tip 3
    Be sure to cool cake pans completely, then wash, dry and spray with cooking spray before baking the second cake mix.
  • tip 4
    Swap in your favorite flavor of Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Cake Mix for the white cake mix in this recipe. Be sure to follow the directions on the box for the amounts of water, vegetable oil and eggs.

Nutrition

700 Calories, 34g Total Fat, 5g Protein, 94g Total Carbohydrate, 67g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
700
Calories from Fat
310
Total Fat
34g
53%
Saturated Fat
14g
71%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
65mg
22%
Sodium
430mg
18%
Potassium
100mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
94g
31%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
67g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 5 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
6
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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