Teapot Birthday Cake
- 2 bags M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter
- 1 16-oz. box pound cake mix
- 1 16-oz. container white frosting
- 1 9-inch round cake pan
- 1 bag STARBURST(R) Brand FUN SIZE(R) Fruit Chews for Easter, optional
- Printable template
- Prep time: 20 min. Baking time: 50-60 min. Decoration time: 45 min
- Sort through the M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies, setting all of the M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies and 1/2 cup aside. Prepare the cake mixes according to the package directions. Fold the remaining M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies into the batter, before transferring it to the prepared Pyrex bowls. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- Using the printable template, cut a spout and handle from the blue poster board, and then set aside.
- Prepare the frostings:
- Tint 3/4 cup of the vanilla frosting with green food coloring to the desired shade. Place in a resealable plastic bag, snip the corner, and set aside.
- Tint the remaining vanilla frosting yellow (with orange food coloring) and set aside.
- Trim the tops of the cakes so they are level. Place one cake layer -- rounded side down -- onto the cake platter, and spread it with the yellow frosting. Then place the remaining cake layer -- rounded side up -- on top to create your own teapot.
- Cover the cakes with the remaining yellow frosting, making it as smooth as possible. Sort the blue M&M'S(R) Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies, and then place them in one continuous line around the bottom of the cake.
- To make the lid, outline a 6-inch circle around the top of the cake with the green frosting, and fill it in. Outline the circle's edge with a continuous line of blue M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies.
- Press a lollipop into the top of the lid.
- Decorate the sides of the teapot with flowers, made from pressing M&M'S(R) Brand Milk Chocolate Candies into the frosting. Pipe small green frosting leaves around the flowers.
- Using the tip of a paring knife, cut a slit into the opposite sides of the teapot, and slip in the handle and spout.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/teapot-birthday-cake (may not work)