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Dreidel
Cake
Kids will love a
white, blue, and gold dreidel cake. Just two simple cuts shape a 13x9x2-inch
cake into a giant dreidel, a spinning top that's the traditional Hanukkah toy.
Before piping the letter, use a toothpick to outline a guide on the white
frosting.
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups shortening
1 package 2 layer-size yellow cake mix
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoons almond extract
6 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
4 to 5 tablespoons water
Blue food coloring
Yellow food coloring
Directions:
1.
Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into a greased
and floured 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake according to package directions. Cool
10 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely.
2.
In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening,
vanilla and almond extract with an electric mixer on
medium speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add 3 cups of the powdered sugar, beating
well. Beat in 3 tablespoons of the water. Gradually beat in remaining powdered
sugar and enough water to make a spreading consistency. Remove 3/4 cup frosting
and set aside. Remove 3/4 cup frosting; add enough blue food coloring to make
desired color. Remove 1/2 cup frosting; add enough yellow food coloring to make
desired color. Set colored frostings aside.
3.
Cut the cake as shown. Assemble cake pieces
on a large serving tray, using white frosting to attach pieces.
4.
Frost the top and sides of cake with white
frosting. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (#28 or #35) with reserved
3/4 cup white frosting. Decorate cake as desired. Using a pastry bag fitted with
a writing tip (#2, #3, or #4) and some of the blue frosting, draw the outline of
a Hebrew letter on top of cake. With a pastry bag fitted with the star tip and
remaining blue frosting, fill center of the letter. Using a pastry bag fitted
with the writing, star, or rose tip (#104) and reserved yellow frosting or any
remaining blue frosting, add additional decorations to cake. Makes 12 to 16
servings.
Recipe
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