Hanukkah Recipes: Dreidel Cake

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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.

 

 

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

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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Language is an expression of thought. Everytime you speak, your mind is on

Parade Exodus 20:8-11 & Hebrews 4:9

 

 

 

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