Building Blocks Cakes

Building a birthday cake is fun and easy thanks to cake mix, ready-to-spread frosting and marshmallows.

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35 minutes

2 hours 55 minutes

12 servings



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving
  • 610
  • 27g
    (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 7g)
  • 55mg
  • 480mg
  • 89g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 68g)
  • 3g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 6%
  • 4%
  • Exchanges
  • 5 1/2
  • 5 1/2
  • 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • Building Blocks Cakes
  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    Follow High Altitude cake mix directions on box for 13x9-inch pan.

  • How-To

    Use scissors to cut marshmallows. Spray blades of scissors with cooking spray to keep them from getting sticky.

  • How-To

    Stick fork in side of marshmallow halves to hold while frosting. Use metal spatula or knife to slide marshmallow from fork onto cake. Smooth frosting on marshmallow with spatula.

  • Cutting Cake

    Cut cake to form blocks.

  • Plan a Party

    Get a party menu, prep guide, tips, party games, activities and more for a Building Blocks Birthday Party!

Ingredients

  • 1  box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 2  containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
  • Red, yellow and blue gel or paste food colors
  • Tray or cardboard, 15x12 inches, covered
  • 12  large marshmallows, cut in half crosswise

Directions

  1. 1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan.) Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pan.
  2. 2Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate or freeze cake 1 hour until firm.
  3. 3Meanwhile, in small bowl for each color, tint 1 cup frosting red, 1 cup frosting yellow and 2/3 cup frosting blue with food colors. Leave remaining frosting white.
  4. 4Using serrated knife, cut rounded dome from top of cake to make flat surface; place cake cut side down. Cut cake crosswise into thirds. Cut one of the thirds in half crosswise to make 2 squares. Place cake pieces on tray.
  5. 5"Crumb-coat" top and sides of 1 square cake with thin layer of blue frosting and 1 square cake with thin layer of white frosting. Crumb-coat 1 rectangular cake with thin layer of yellow frosting and 1 rectangular cake with thin layer of red frosting. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes until set.
  6. 6Add final coat of frosting to each cake. Frost 4 marshmallow halves with blue frosting; place in square design on blue cake. Frost 4 marshmallow halves with white frosting; place in square design on white cake. Frost 8 marshmallow halves with yellow frosting; place on yellow cake. Frost 8 marshmallow halves with red frosting; place on red cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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londonDank

my little boy is going to love this for his birthday awesome idea thank you

10/4/2011 6:33:42 PM
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Anonymous said:

Really? Ya think?? Haha. Great idea!!

7/8/2011 10:22:09 PM
Anonymous User
Anonymous said:

it looks like legos

5/14/2011 5:02:31 PM
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