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Schoolhouse Cake
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1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Red gel food coloring
6 rectangular wafer sandwich cookies
1 whole graham cracker, halved
2 milk chocolate M&M's
1 yellow Chuckles candy
Line a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease and
flour the paper. Prepare cake batter; pour into prepared pan. bake according to
package directions. Cool on a wire rack. Invert cooled cake onto a large platter
or covered board. Carefully remove waxed paper. Cut two triangles off of cake
to form roofline. For bell tower, cut a square out of one triangle and place
above peak of roof. Place remaining triangle above square. (Discarding remaining
cut cake pieces or save for another use.) Tint frosting red; frost entire cake.
Place wafer cookies along top edge of schoolhouse roof and bell tower roof. For
door, place one graham cracker square at bottom of schoolhouse. For the door
knobs, attach M&M's on door with frosting. Cut the remaining cracker square in
half; place on cake for windows. Flatten Chuckles candy to 1/4-in. thickness; cut
out bell shape and place in bell tower.
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