Racetrack Cake

Name: Racetrack Cake
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 24-30 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix (regular size); 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size); 10 cups buttercream frosting; Black, yellow and red food coloring; Green edible glitter; 4 miniature cars; 2 miniature checkered flags

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 3 hours Bake: 30 min. + cooling YIELD: 24-30 servings.

Everyone gets fired up when they see my Racetrack Cake. For the track and pit stop area, I use gray icing outlined with yellow frosting gel. Edible green glitter designates the grass areas, and miniature racecars look so cute speeding around the track. —Amber Kimmich, Powhatan, Virginia

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
10 cups buttercream frosting
Black, yellow and red food coloring
Green edible glitter
4 miniature cars
2 miniature checkered flags

Directions

1. Prepare and bake each cake according to package directions, using greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto wire racks to cool completely.
2. Transfer cakes to a covered board and position side-by-side. Frost top of cakes with 5-1/3 cups of frosting. Tint 1-1/2 cups frosting black. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill with black frosting. Outline edge of cake. Using a #17 star tip, pipe a checkered pattern on sides of cake with 1 cup white frosting and remaining black frosting.
3. Tint 2/3 cup frosting gray; create an oval racetrack in middle of cake. Tint 3/4 cup frosting yellow; pipe lines around track and infield. For grass, sprinkle green glitter on infield.
4. Tint 1/2 cup frosting red; pipe lettering on corners of cake. Position cars and checkered flags.

Nutrition Facts

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