Enjoy this distinctive spiced cake decorated with flowers made from fruit roll snacks – a beautiful birthday treat!
Spice Cake
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 12
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
Frosting
- 1 (16-oz.) can cream cheese frosting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Flowers
- 4 (.75-oz.) fruit roll snacks (36 inches long)
- 1 (4.25-oz.) tube green decorator frosting with decorator tip included
Instructions
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Step1Prepare and bake cake as directed on package, using all cake ingredients and 13x9-inch pan. Cool as directed.
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Step2In small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake.
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Step3To make 3 flowers, unroll 1 fruit roll snack leaving backing attached. Cut snack into three 12-inch pieces. With scissors, make cuts 1/8 to 1/4 inch apart along 1 long side of each piece, cutting to about 1/8 inch from other long edge. Starting with short side, roll up each piece removing backing during rolling. Pinch uncut side of roll; fan "petals" to form flower. Repeat with remaining fruit roll snacks to make 9 more flowers. Arrange flowers on top of cake, pressing uncut side gently into cake. Use decorator frosting to form leaf shapes around flowers.
Nutrition
480
Calories
19g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
74g
Total Carbohydrate
51g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 29%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 390mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 74g
- 25%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 51g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 3 1/2 Fruit; 5 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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