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Roller Coaster Cake

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Roller Coaster Cake
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  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 24
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Bring the fun of an amusement park to your party with a sheet cake decorated to look like a roller coaster ride!
Updated May 24, 2022

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 box (15.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Butter Recipe Yellow Cake Mix
  • Water, butter and eggs called for on cake mix box

Frosting and Decorations

  • 1 container Betty Crocker™ Whipped vanilla frosting
  • Blue food color
  • 1 roll Betty Crocker™ Fruit by the Foot™ chewy fruit snack (from 4.5-oz box)
  • 21 thin pretzel sticks
  • 3 fruit slice candies (flat)
  • 6 miniature brown candy-coated semisweet chocolate baking bits
  • 1 tablespoon from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
  • 3 thin pink candy wafers (1 inch diameter)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Betty Crocker™ chocolate candy sprinkles
  • 3 miniature red candy-coated semisweet chocolate baking bits
  • 6 oblong (1 inch) pink candy-coated licorice pieces

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 15x10x1-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
  • 2
    Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pan. Bake 20 to 26 minutes (22 to 29 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 3
    Frost cake with vanilla frosting. With toothpick, lightly draw shape of roller coaster on cake (see photo). Squeeze drops of food color in several places on frosting above roller coaster outline; use knife to swirl into frosting for sky.
  • 4
    Tear or cut fruit snack in half lengthwise; place strips on cake to make track of roller coaster. Add pretzels for supports. Add fruit slice candies just above track for cars; place 2 brown baking bits under each car for wheels.
  • 5
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds; stir. Dip top third of each candy wafer into melted frosting; top with sprinkles for hair. Place 1 wafer “face” on top of each car.
  • 6
    Place remaining melted frosting in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut small hole in bottom corner of bag. Add dot of frosting to each red baking bit; add to wafers for mouths. Add licorice candies on both sides of each wafer candy for arms. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition

160 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 24g Total Carbohydrate, 16g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
35mg
11%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
24g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
16g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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