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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. —Lonna Liccini, Clifton, Virginia

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Basketball Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield: 12-16 Servings

20 60 80

Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1-1/2 cups canned 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 Mar. 23, 2012 by p2msr

I had trouble with the frosting; it kept sticking to the meat mallet and pulled up into peaks so I failed to get it to resemble a basketball texture. Used black food coloring instead of licorice.

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.