Tea Party Cake
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By
Rev BJ Friley
@RevBJFriley
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Good Idea: Design invitations shaped like teapots and invite your guests to sample your tea party cake.
Ingredients
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FOR THE DECORATIONS
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1 tube(s)(7 oz.) marzipan
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·yellow food coloring
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·red food coloring
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·blue food coloring
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·green food coloring
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2 Tbspconfectioners' sugar
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FOR THE CAKE
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2 pkg(16 oz. each) pound food cake
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1 1/2 cwater
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4 largeeggs
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2 can(s)(16 oz. each) prepared vanilla frosting
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SPECIAL AIDS
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21 1/2-quart ovenproof bowls
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·1 1/2-inch flower and leaf-shaped cookie cutters
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·toothpicks
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·6-inch wooden skewers
How to Make Tea Party Cake
- MAKING THE MARZIPAN DECORATIONS: Divide marzipan in half. Tint half of marzipan pale yellow. Divide remaining half evenly into 4 separate pieces. Tint each piece with a different food color.
- Shape the yellow marzipan into a rope and form the handle, lid top and spout; set aside. Sprinkle a sheet of waxed paper with confectioners' sugar. Roll out colored marzipan pieces to a 1/8-inch thickness. Using 1 1/2-inch flower and leaf cutters, cut out flowers and leaves. Dry marzipan decorations, uncovered, overnight.
- BAKING THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowls with vegetable cooking spray; dust lightly with flour.
- In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat cake mix, water and eggs until smooth. Pour batter into prepared bowls; smooth tops.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in each center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer bowls to wire racks; cool for 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks.; cool completely. Trim tops off of flat sides of cakes to make level. Reserve one top for lid.
- ASSEMBLING THE CAKE: Spread frosting over flat top of one cake. Top with remaining cake; frost with yellow frosting. Place reserved cake piece on top of dome for lid and frost with yellow frosting.
- Use toothpicks to attach lid top; use skewers for handle and spout.
- Arrange leaves and flowers on cake. Pipe pink frosting in balls around lid and base and in flower centers.
