Party Checkerboard Cake
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Updated May 23, 2022
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Party Checkerboard Cake
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- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 5 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 box (4-serving size) Jell-O™ strawberry- or orange-flavored gelatin
Frosting
- 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
- Yellow food color
Decorations
- Betty Crocker™ Easy Flow white decorating icing (from 6.4-oz can), if desired
- Candy flowers, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour bottoms and sides of three 9-inch round pans of checkerboard cake set. Place divider ring in one of the pans, following manufacturer's directions.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat cake mix, milk, cream cheese, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat 2 minutes longer. Divide batter in half; stir gelatin into half of the batter.
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Step3Spoon batter into each pan and using divider ring, following manufacturer's directions.
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Step4Bake 23 to 29 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen side of each cake from pan with metal spatula; turn upside down onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step5Tint frosting with yellow food color until deep yellow color. Using a thin layer of frosting between layers, stack cake layers so outside colors of cake alternate. Place cake on serving plate; frost side and top of cake with frosting. Decorate with decorating icing; garnish with candy flowers. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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