Clown Cake
1 box (18.25 oz.) cake mix, any flavor
1 container (12 oz.) white frosting, divided
Food coloring, any color
Candy confetti or sprinkles
2 Nestle Wonderballs, unwrapped
19 strands red shoestring licorice, divided
1 fruit roll snack, any flavor
2 Spree or Sweetarts candies
2 peppermint candies
6 to 8 candy orange, lemon or lime slices
Preheat oven according to cake mix package decorations. Grease and flour one
8-inch-round and one 8-inch square cake pan.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Divide batter between prepared
cake pans. Bake according to package directions for round cake pans. Cool cakes
in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Turn onto racks to cool completely.
Cut hat from square cake by cutting from two adjacent corners to a midpoint on
the opposite side of the square. Cut two rectangles from the bases of leftover
triangle-shaped pieces to form collar. Assemble clown cake by placing the hat
above the face (round cake); push together. Place two rectangle pieces of cake
below the face to form one large rectangular collar.
Stir food coloring into 1/2 cup frosting; frost hat. Sprinkle with candy
confetti. Reserve 1 tablespoon frosting to use to attach candles. Use remaining
frosting on face and collar. With a small dab of reserved frosting, place one
Wonderball at top of hat. Twist 16 strands of licorice to form clown's hair;
press into frosting. Cut 2 diamond shapes from fruit roll snack. Place on face
where eyes would be located; use small dab of reserved frosting to add Spree
candies. Twist remaining strands of licorice together and place on face to form
mouth. Place peppermint candies at both ends of mouth. Add orange slices to
collar.
Cut 1-inch square from center of face; lift out cake and discard. Press
remaining Wonderball into square to form clown nose.
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