Basketball Cake Recipe

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Dimpled orange frosting and licorice laces make this basketball cake look deliciously realistic. It's as much fun to make as it is to eat.

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Basketball Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
  • Yield: 12-16 Servings
20 60 80

Ingredients

  • 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
  • 1-1/2 cups vanilla frosting
  • Orange paste food coloring
  • 4 pieces black shoestring licorice

Directions

  • Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Pour into a greased and floured 2-1/2-qt. ovenproof bowl.
  • Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from bowl to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • In a small bowl, combine frosting and food coloring. Place cake on a serving plate. Spread with frosting. Gently press a meat mallet into frosting so texture resembles a basketball. For seams, gently press licorice into frosting. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Originally published as Basketball Cake in Country Woman January/February 2007, p26

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Reviewed on Jul. 08, 2011 by DSVentures01

My son Likes basketball as a sport and loved the cake!


Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2010 by mississippigal

I made this cake for my grandson a couple years ago. It was a hit. The only problem, I completely failed to find shoestring licorice. Had to modify that.

 
 
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