Tea Party Cake
This is such a pretty cake and will impress all of your guests at your next get-together. It is so easy to put together and tastes wonderful.—Wanda Ward, Louisville, Mississippi8-10 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 65 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 ounces) pound cake mix
- 2 individual round sponge cakes (about 3 inches)
- 1 can (12 ounces) vanilla frosting
- Green food coloring
- 6 prepared rose decorations
- 1 tube yellow decorating icing with star tip
- Wooden toothpicks or skewers
Directions
- Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Pour into a
- greased and floured 1-1/2-qt. ovenproof bowl (about 6-1/2 in. wide x
- 4 in. tall). Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick
- inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before
- removing from bowl to a wire rack; cool completely.
- Cut a 1-1/2-in. circle from the center of one sponge cake; discard
- center. Cut the remaining portion into three pieces, one small, one
- medium and one large. Freeze until firm.
- To assemble, place bowl-shaped cake upside down on a serving plate
- for teapot. For lid, trim the second sponge cake to desired size;
- place on top of pot. Tint frosting green; spread over teapot and
- lid. Place prepared roses on sides of cake.
- For the knob, frost the small frozen sponge cake piece; attach to lid
- with a toothpick. For spout, trim medium piece to desired size,
- cutting bottom end at an angle to fit flat against teapot; frost and