Tablescape Center Piece - Golden Cake Topper Centerpiece
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box golden butter cake mix (recommended: Duncan Hines)
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/3 cup dulce de leche
- 1 (16-ounce) can vanilla frosting
- 1/4 cup dulce de leche
- 1/4 to1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 different sizes gold dragees, for decorating
- Anniversary year number candles, sprayed gold
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 6 by 3-inch high cake pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, butter, and milk.
- Using a hand mixer, beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl to be sure the batter is well incorporated.
- Fold the dulce de leche into the batter, but do not completely incorporate.
- Fill the cake pan 2/3 of the way to the top.
- Make cupcakes with the remaining batter.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners and using an ice-cream scoop, fill the muffin tins with batter.
- Bake the cupcakes for 10 to 12 minutes, and the cake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- The tops should be golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool 10 minutes before unmolding and cooling completely on a wire rack, right side up.
- Frosting: In a mixing bowl, beat together the vanilla frosting and the dulce de leche until well incorporated.
- Add enough confectioners' sugar to make the frosting thick but spreadable.
- To decorate the cake, use a serrated knife to cut the top of the cake to make it flat.
- Adhere the cake to a 6-inch cardboard cake board, and ice the top and sides of the cake with frosting in a swirl pattern.
- Decorate the top with gold dragees, and the number candles.
- Frost the cupcakes and arrange them on a serving platter.
golden butter, eggs, unsalted butter, milk, leche, vanilla frosting, leche, sugar, different, candles
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/tablescape-center-piece-golden-cake-topper-centerpiece-recipe.html (may not work)