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Birthday Clown Cake Recipe

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I baked this cake for every one of our two sons’ birthdays until they became teens. Kids and adults alike love it!—Marlene Dick, Oakville, ON.

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Birthday Clown Cake Recipe

Prep: 1-1/2 hours Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

90 25 115

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup baking cocoa
2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 cups mayonnaise
1-1/2 cups water
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FROSTING:
1 cup shortening
1 cup butter, softened
8 cups confectioners' sugar
5 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Yellow, orange, green, teal, magenta and black paste food coloring
10 Starburst candies
5 ice cream sugar cones
Assorted candies for decorating

Directions

Line two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, water and vanilla until smooth; stir into dry ingredients until well blended. Transfer to prepared pans.
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a large bowl, beat shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.
Divide the remaining frosting among six small bowls. Tint each with yellow, orange, green, teal, magenta and black food coloring. Cut a hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip #3. Fill bag with yellow frosting. Pipe ribbons and bows around tops of Starburst candies to make gifts; set aside. With black frosting, pipe "Happy Birthday" on top center of cake.
Place cones around top edge of cake for clown hats. On sides of cake, pipe clown faces and collars. Using a variety of frosting colors, piping tips and candies, create clown hair, faces and collars. Decorate clown hats. Place gifts around bottom edge of cake. Yield: 16 servings.

Editor's Note: Use of a coupler ring will allow you to easily change pastry tips for different designs.

Originally published as Birthday Clown Cake in Country Woman February/March 2010, p33

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Reviewed on May. 22, 2013 by jenwynn

I used a strawberry cake mix but used the frosting recipe as it made a lot! This was so fun to decorate & make. I loved making it more than the kids loved seeing it, which they really, really liked! I used various candies that made it so much fun. Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2010 by Htardugno

I made this cake and decorated it yesterady. The children and I had so much fun with the decorating. Everyone loved the flavor of both the cake and the frosting. My little boy loved his birthday cake. Thank you for a fun and tasty cake.

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2010 by puffybloomers

Made this for my sons 26th birthday. Made it with a box cake and did 3 layers. Used skewers under the cones to keep in place.Turned out fantastic. It's tradition for my adult son (the CPA) to get a kiddie cake and this one is awesome.