Easter Egg 4 Layer Cake1953 From A Box Mix Recipes

EASTER EGG CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil and flour two 8-inch round cake pans, tapping out any excess flour. Whisk the flour, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt the coconut oil and unsweetened chocolate in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from the heat. Whisk the hot water and cocoa powder in a large bowl until smooth. Drizzle in the melted chocolate mixture, whisking until combined. Whisk in the granulated sugar and salt until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, then add the vanilla. Whisk in the flour mixture just until smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the tops of the cakes spring back when lightly pressed, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 10 minutes in the pans, then run a knife around the edges and turn out onto the rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat the butter and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar. Increase the speed to medium and beat until combined. Add the vanilla and beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the milk until smooth.
• Assemble the cake: Trim the domed tops of the cakes using a long serrated knife; transfer the scraps to a bowl. Cut each cake into 2 equal layers (leave the layers stacked). Cut both cakes in half, about 1/2 inch off-center. You will have 4 slightly smaller half moons and 4 slightly larger ones.
• Stack the 4 larger half-moons, spreading frosting between the layers. Place the stack cut-side down on a piece of parchment paper. Repeat with the smaller half-moons to make another 4-layer stack, then turn the stack cut-side down and attach it to the larger stack using more frosting
• Trim the sides of the smaller cake sandwiches to make a slightly pointed shape. Transfer the cake scraps to the bowl.
• Trim the curved top of the cake so that it has an even, rounded shape; add the scraps to the bowl. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons frosting to the bowl of cake scraps and mash with a fork until moistened. Pat the scraps mixture around the top, bottom and sides of the cake to round it out and form an egg shape.
• Cover the entire cake in a thin layer of frosting (this is the crumb coat; it doesn¿t have to be perfect). Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Cover the cake with the remaining frosting, building out the egg shape where needed with more frosting. Cover the cake with rows of coarse sugar, nonpareils and candy-coated chocolates. Refrigerate until set, at least 20 minutes.

EASTER CAKE WITH A SURPRISE INSIDE (BOXED MIX HACK)

Steps:

• Prepare the cake mix to make 8-inch or 9-inch layer cakes (2 per mix). Follow directions to remove from pans and fully cool (especially if gluten-free). Note: cake layers may be wrapped in plastic wrap and chilled before proceeding for easier cutting and frosting._
• Cut a 3 ½ inch hole in the center of one layer of the cake (I used the rim of a large glass as a guide).
• Place the layer with a hole on top of a second layer aligning the sides to have the layers directly underneath each other. Cut a hole in the second cake.
• Place an uncut layer of cake on a serving plate or cake cardboard.
• Spread a layer of frosting on the bottom side of one of the cut layers of cake and place it on top of the bottom layer.
• Repeat with the second cut layer, aligning it so the holes are directly above each other.
• Fill the hole with the assorted Easter candy.
• Spread a layer of frosting on top of the third layer and place the last layer on top.
• Frost the outside of the cake and decorate the top. Chill fully for the best slicing.
• Note: To place a large chocolate bunny on the top of the cake as shown in the photos, I inserted toothpicks into the bottom of the bunny to stablize it on top of the cake:

EASTER EGG CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix cake mix, eggs, oil, milk and pudding with hand mixer until well-blended. 2. Pour into a Bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. With my oven it only took about 50 minutes. 3. When done, cool cake a bit on a wire rack then turn out onto a cake plate. FROSTING Mix together pudding mix and milk. It will thicken quickly so add the undrained pineapple before it sets up too much & mix well. Fold in cool whip & nuts and add food coloring to achieve the color you want. Frost cake including the hole in the middle. Put marshmallows on sides & top as you prefer for decorations. You can actually use any flavor of cake & pudding mix & frosting to change it up for different seasons & occasions. I did a pumpkin Bundt cake with pumpkin marshmallows in the fall & it was really cute.

EASTER EGG CAKE W/BOXED ANGEL FOOD MIX.

Steps:

• 1. 1. Mix angel food cake mix according to box directions. 2. Divide batter in half. Color 1/2 a deep yellow, using liquid or paste color. 3. Fold in carefully to prevent deflating the batter. 4. Put white cake batter in a very clean grease free, stainless bowl. 5. Spread batter up the sides. Fill center with the yellow cake batter. 6. Bake according to package directions. 7. Cool upside down on a cooling rack, or balance upside down on 4 cans, remove from pan by loosening edges with a serrated knife. 8. Dust cool cake with powdered sugar or frosted with stabilized whipped cream, coated with a little coconut. **Or see: HOMEMADE WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING recipe on J.A.P. made with cream cheese. Looks good Or: a nice butter cream frosting...Your choice.
• 2. MY idea # 1...Green coconut would be nice around the bottom, like grass!!!..My idea. I found some green candy grass!!! to put around the bottom of plate, cut up.! (at Walgreens)
• 3. My idea # 2.....Then yellow candy chickens (peeps)circling around the bottom of the plate! Cute, eh??? Be sure to use a serrated knife to cut the cake!

EASTER EGG 4 LAYER CAKE....1953. .FROM A BOX MIX

Steps:

• 1. Bake cake mix using directions on the cake mix box. Using 2 -8 inch round layer cake pans. Make easy chocolate frosting from recipe that is on the back of Bakers Unsweetened chocolate. You can use your own recipe,or buy a can of frosting.
• 2. When cake is cool,cut each cake layer across in two, about 1/4 inch off center. See directions picture. This will make 2 large and 2 smaller pieces. 1. Place these 4 pieces together with frosting between them. With the smaller pieces on the outside. 2. Stand them upright,on a cake plate with the cut sides down. 3. Trim the outside pieces at the top outer edges to help round off edges...for an egg shape. 4. Then trim off outside pieces,slicing diagonally to give cake an oval shape at the bottom.
• 3. Cover the whole mound with the remaining frosting, filling in to make an egg shape. Decorate with extra white and tinted frosting, and jelly beans. Tint coconut green for the grass at the bottom of cake. To serve cut across the cake as shown so each person gets a 4 layer slice. Be sure to take a picture...and hopefully you will share one with me.... A Blessed Easter to all.....Hugs, nancy
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