Artist's Palette Birthday Cake

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate or white cake mix
• 1 tub (1 L) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
• 2 to 3 drops of yellow food colouring
• 15 candy wafers, assorted colours

1. Prepare cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch baking pan as directed on package.
2. Cool 15 min.
3. in pan; remove cake to cake board or tray.
4. Cool completely.
5. Make a template drawing of an artist's palette as shown in photograph using wax paper; place on top of cake.
6. Frost remaining cake with 2 cups of the whipped topping; remove template.
7. Tint remaining whipped topping with enough food colouring to create a light yellow colour; use to frost palette area left by template outline.
8. Position paint brush in centre of palette; arrange different coloured candy wafers on cake (as shown in photograph) to resemble blobs of paint on the paint palette.
9. Store in refrigerator.

chocolate, colouring, wafers

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/artists-palette-birthday-cake-87194.aspx (may not work)