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Circus Cake Recipe

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Ideal for a child’s party, this whimsical cake steals the show with its cotton candy topping and cookie-laced sides. Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Circus Cake Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

30 25 55

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Nerds candies
Miniature chocolate cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
Frosted animal crackers
Miniature marshmallows
Cotton candy
Lollipops

Directions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Lightly press the Nerds, sandwich cookies and animal crackers onto sides of cake. Arrange marshmallows along edge of cake. Just before serving, arrange cotton candy and lollipops on top of cake. Yield: 12 servings.

Originally published as Circus Cake in Simple & Delicious March/April 2010, p53

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Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2011 by a642483

This was a great recipe - my niece and nephew loved it and helped me put the final decorations on. Very impressive....

Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2010 by Rockamama

I made this cake all pastel colors, omitting the brightly colored Nerds and the chocolate cookies, which I didn't think matched. My 3 year old little girl loved it!