  Bake a Betty Crocker Angel Food Cake Mix in a 10 tube pan OR bake three 8 cake layers and 12 cupcakes using 2 pkg. Betty Crocker White Cake Mix. Set cake on a cardboard circle cut to fit. Trim just enough to give a rounded effect for skirt. Wrap doll below waist with aluminum foil or pliofilm. Set in hole in center of cake (for layers, cut hole in centers so doll can stand waist deep). To decorate: Make Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting Mix as directed on pkg. Save 2 tbsp. and add 2 to 3 tbsp. sifted confectioners’ sugar. Tint rest of frosting light pink. Frost cake thinly saving 1½ cups tinted frosting. Make Decorator Icing (p. 9). Use ¼ cup tinted icing with #68 leaf tip to make 5 rows of scallop design for ruffled skirt. Tint icing slightly deeper pink, use half with same tip to continue scallop design. Tint remaining icing deeper pink and complete skirt. Use #28 star tip with pink and white icing for flower trim on skirt and nosegay. Note: Cupcakes may be frosted to serve at party, in addition to Doll Cake, or make Petit Fours. Party Petit FoursBake your favorite cake in a greased and floured jelly roll pan, 15½×10½×1, at 350° about 25 minutes. Cool in pan. Spread thinly with Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting, saving 1½ cups for Decorator Icing (p. 9). Cut small shapes. Trim with flowers, scallops, ribbons or bows to suit your fancy! A cake’s party dress is its Frosting Doll cake Frosting makes a cake an occasion! Sugarplum Tree 1 For centerpiece shape cardboard cone 15 tall by 10 in diameter at base, or for a dessert, bake cake in tiered pans, shaving sides for tree shape. 2 Frost with stiffly beaten Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting, saving 1 cup for Decorator Icing (p. 9). 3 Divide icing into 3 parts; tint in Christmas colors. Use #28 star tip for canes, #68 leaf tip in overlapping fashion for wreaths, and #96 flower tip for stars. 4 To shape decorations by hand: Add enough sifted confectioners’ sugar for easy handling. Use your own ideas. Easter Bonnet Cake 1 Use 2 pkg Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting Mix, saving 3 cups for Decorator Icing (p. 9). Tint pale yellow; frost 9 layers on 12 base. Frost base to resemble hat brim. Make “straw” design by pressing fork into frosting. 2 Tint 1 cup icing mauve with red and blue food coloring. Make ribbon using #104 petal tip. Frost double strip of foil for streamer. 3 Tint 1 cup icing pink. Make sweet peas (p. 11). Make rosettes using #96 flower tip and ½ cup white icing. 4 Tint rest of icing green. Add leaves with #68 leaf tip. Clown Cake 1 Make cake in 8 layers, saving ¼ cup batter to pour in prepared 3 custard cup. Bake cupcake with cake 15 to 20 min. 2 Use Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting Mix. Save 1½ cups; tint rest light green; frost cake, heaping frosting in mounds on top for ruffle. 3 Frost cupcake white; set in center of cake. Top with frosted cone for hat. 4 Make Decorator Icing (p. 9) with rest of frosting. Tint ¼ cup pink. Make hat brim and ruff using #28 star tip. Add white trim with #96 flower tip. Decorate with gumdrops. Valentine Cake 1 Bake cake in one 8 sq. pan and one 8 layer pan. Cut round in half; fit to square for heart shape. Use 2 pkg. Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting Mix to frost cake, saving 1½ cups for Decorator Icing (p. 9). 2 Tint 1¼ cups icing pink. Make border using #28 star tip. Use #4 writing tip for message. 3 Make roses (p. 10) using rest of pink icing. Arrange roses attractively on cake. 4 Tint ¼ cup icing green. Add leaves using #68 leaf tip and stems using #4 writing tip. Wedding Cake |
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