junkanoo independence cake
Junkanoo is an amazing Bahamian festival filled with music, dance, and crazy paper mache costumes! This cake captures the flavour and spirit of a truly Bahamian Independence celebration!
prep time
45 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 1 box pillsbury french vanilla cake mix
- 1 - recipe for yellow cake (included below)
- 1 package swiss miss hot cocoa mix
- 1/3 cup chocolate frosting
- 1/3 cup cream cheese frosting (plus 1 cup for filling)
- - blue food coloring
- YELLOW CAKE MIX RECIPE
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
How To Make junkanoo independence cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare 3 8" cake pans
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Step 2Mix French Vanilla Cake mix according to directions. Add 10 drops of food colouring to the mix and stir until blended. Pour into prepared pan.
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Step 3Mix ingredients for yellow cake mix until well blended and pour into remaining pan (there should be some leftover) -
Step 4Mix cocoa powder in with remaining mix and pour into greased mini cake pan.
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Step 5Bake all cakes for a maximum of 30 mins or until knife/toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle Allow to cool completely.
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Step 6Arrange in the order: aqua, yellow, aqua. Place cream cheese between layers.
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Step 7Cut out a piece from the top layer and insert chocolate mini cake. (You may have to cut off a part of the mini cake so that it's not too big to fit neatly.
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Step 8Melt frostings in the microwave, and glaze cakes. (Mix food colouring with cream cheese to get blue) And serve!
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Post a picture of your finished recipe here and on your favorite social network. Don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes!
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