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"Be the belle of the ball with this one-of-a-kind cake."

couture cake

submitted by: Bright Ideas
  • Prep Time: 20 min.
  • Bake Time: 50 min.
  • Decoration Time: 30 min.
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Yield: Makes 24 servings.

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (16 oz. each) pound cake mix
  • 1 ½ can (12 oz.) whipped vanilla frosting
  • Red food coloring
  • ½ cup prepared chocolate frosting
  • ⅓ cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies
  • ¼ cup prepared strawberry frosting
  • 1 piece MILKY WAY® Brand Minis
  • 3 chocolate licorice twists
  • 1 9 x 13-inch cake pan
  • Foil paper
  • 2 resealable plastic bags
  • Spatula
  • Ribbon pastry tip
  • Plain writing pastry tip

Directions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the 9 x 13-inch cake pan with foil paper and grease.
  • 2. Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions. Transfer batter to prepared cake pan. Bake for approximately 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  • 3. Cut the cake in half, making two equal rectangles 9 x 6 1/2 inches. Spread a thin layer of vanilla frosting on top of one half and sandwich the two halves. Use the printable template to cut the cake into a purse shape. Stand the cake up, use the photo as your guide. Tint the vanilla frosting a bright pink and frost the entire cake.
  • 4. Spoon chocolate frosting into a resealable plastic bag fitted with a ribbon pastry tip and using the photograph as guide, pipe the lines on the outer edges of the cake. Attach yellow M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies along the chocolate lines.
  • 5. Fit the resealable bag with a small round pastry tip and pipe the stitches. Detail the pockets with an outside line of strawberry frosting and an inside line of chocolate frosting. Place a MILKY WAY® Minis as a buckle.
  • 6. Insert 1 toothpick at each end of the chocolate licorice twists and insert into the top of the cake as handle.
  • Tip: If you do not have a ribbon tip, use any pastry tip to detail the purse.

Nutrition

  • Calories per serving 309
  • Total Fat 12 g
  • Saturated Fat 3 g
  • Trans Fat 1 g
  • Cholesterol 36 mg
  • Sodium 47 mg
  • Carbohydrates 48 g
  • Dietary Fiber 1 g
  • Sugars 34 g
  • Protein 2 g
  • Vitamin A 0%DV
  • Vitamin C 0%DV
  • Calcium 0%DV
  • Iron 0%DV
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