Party Checkerboard Cake

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

Cake

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

Steps

  • 1
    Heat 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.
  • 2
    In 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.
  • 3
    Spoon batter into each pan and using divider ring, following manufacturer's directions.
  • 4
    Bake 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.
  • 5
    Tint 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.

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