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Easy Cotton Candy Cake (With Cake Mix)
Easy cotton candy cake recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Starts off with yellow cake mix. This layer cake is filled with whipped cream frosting and decorated with rainbow cotton candy.
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- pan
- knife
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, milk butter and mix until smooth.
Eggs (Large, Room temperature)3Milk (Whole or 2%, Room temperature)1 cup
2
Add yellow cake mix and mix until just combined.
Yellow cake mix1
3
Divide this batter into three separate bowls.
4
Add yellow food coloring in one bowl and mix until color is evenly distributed.
5
Add turquoise food coloring in the second bowl and mix until color is evenly distributed.
6
Add pink coloring in the third bowl and mix until color is evenly distributed.
7
Spoon the batter randomly from three bowls into two greased and floured cake pans (Dimensions: 8x2 each).
8
Use a toothpick to swirl the different colors of batter.
9
Bake at 350 degrees F for about ⏱️ 30-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
10
Allow the cakes to cool fully to room temperature.
11
While the cakes were baking and cooling, prepare the whipped cream.
Whipped cream2.5 cups
12
Trim the sides and dome of the cake, using a serrated knife.
13
Place one cake on a cake stand.
14
Spread whipped cream on top of the cake evenly with a spatula.
Whipped cream2.5 cups
15
Place the other cake on top of the icing and press gently to secure properly.
16
Spread more whipped cream on top of the cake with a spatula.
Whipped cream2.5 cups
17
Prior to serving, place colorful cotton candy on top of the icing. The whipped cream on top of the cake will work like glue.
Cotton candy (Pink, yellow and blue)2 cupsWhipped cream2.5 cups
18
Toss some sprinkles around the base of the cake. Enjoy.
Sprinkles2 tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
391 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
30 g
sodium Content
532 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
98 mg
carbohydrate Content
53 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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