Teddy Bear Cake
Prep. Time: 1 hour (Ready in 3 hours 30 minutes) Makes 12 Servings Ingredients CAKE: 1 (18.25-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury(r) Moist Supreme(r) Yellow Cake Mix 1 cup water 1/3 cup oil 3 eggs FROSTING: 1 (16-oz.) can Pillsbury(r) Creamy Supreme(r) Vanilla Frosting Brown, yellow and pink icing colors (not liquid food color) DECORATIONS: Toothpicks Pink decorator sugar 3 round chocolate jelly candies Directions Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 1 1/2quart casserole, one 10oz. custard cup and two 6oz. custard cups. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour 1/3 cup batter into each greased and floured 6oz. custard cup, 1/2 cup batter into 10oz. custard cup and remaining batter into 1 1/2quart casserole. Bake at 350°F. until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Bake cakes in custard cups for 18 to 22 minutes; bake cake in casserole for 45 to 55 minutes. Cool cakes in cups and casserole for 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto wire racks; cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. In small bowl, tint 1 1/4 cups of the frosting with brown and yellow icing colors to make desired brown color for bear; blend well. Tint remaining frosting with pink icing color to make desired color for collar and hair bow; blend well. With serrated knife, trim 1/2 inch off top of casserole cake to level; set trimmings aside. Place casserole cake, cut side down, on platter or foilcovered cardboard. Trim tops of custard cup cakes to level; set trimmings aside. Cut 1/2 inch off one side of each 6oz. cake; set 1/2inch pieces aside. With small amount of brown frosting, attach trimmed 6oz. cakes to casserole cake for bear ears, securing with toothpicks. With small amount of brown frosting, attach 10oz. cake to top of casserole cake, setting off center, for muzzle of bear. Frost entire cake with brown frosting. With trimmings from casserole cake, cut ruffled collar. Attach collar to bear, securing with toothpicks. For hair bow, use any remaining trimmings and attach to bear with toothpicks. Frost collar and bow with pink frosting. Sprinkle with pink sugar. Place 2 chocolate candies on bear for eyes. Cut remaining chocolate candy and place on cake for nose and eyebrows as shown in photo. Remove toothpicks before serving. Enjoy ~To the world you might be one person, but to one person, you could be the world.~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
