Sprinkles Cake

Two layer cakes and lots of icing add up to a Sprinkles cake that's sure to bring smiles to the faces at your next party.

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Ingredients

• 1 box (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
• 2 cans (12 oz. each) whipped vanilla frosting
• Purple, sky blue, lemon yellow, orange, and pink food coloring

Supplies

• Sprinkle Cake Template

Directions

1. Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions and divide the batter evenly between the pans. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; about 28 to 31 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes. Invert the pans and cool the cake layers completely.

2. Step 2

   Tint one can of the vanilla frosting a pale blue. Spoon 1 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable bag. Tint 1/2 cup of the remaining vanilla frosting violet and spoon it into a resealable bag. Divide the remaining frosting into four small bowls and tint these orange, pink, yellow, and bright blue. Spoon each of these into a resealable bag.

3. Step 3

   Trim the tops of cakes to make them level. Place one cake layer on a serving platter and spread 1/2 cup of the light-blue frosting on top. Arrange the second cake layer on top. Cover the entire cake with a smooth layer of the remaining light-blue frosting. Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes to firm it.

4. Step 4

   Cut out Sprinkles and place the template lightly on top of the chilled cake. Mark Sprinkles outline with a toothpick.

5. Step 5

   Snip a 1/4-inch corner from vanilla-frosting bag, pipe the outline of Sprinkles, and then fill in the outline. Carefully spread the frosting to make it smooth.

6. Step 6

   Mark Sprinkle's spots and other features with a toothpick, using the tmeplate as a reference. Snip small corners from remaining frosting bags and pipe the outlines and details with the colored frosting. Pipe dots around the cake with any of the remaining frosting.

Nurtition Facts

• Calories: 283
• Total Fat: 9g
• Saturated Fat: 2g
• Trans Fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 40mg
• Sodium: 264mg
• Total Carbs: 49g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sugar: 42g
• Protein: 3g