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Checkerboard Candy Clay Cake
What a great move for your next party! Use the Checkerboard Cake Set to bake a cake with multi-colored squares, then use homemade Candy Clay to duplicate the design on the cake surface.
Makes:
Cake serves 12.
Skill Level:
None
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Additional Information
Step 1
Make candy clay one day in advance. Use light cocoa Candy Melts candy to prepare candy clay following recipe directions. Let set overnight.
Step 2
Make cake. repare chocolate and white batters, separately, following recipe directions. Bake and cool 2-layer checkerboard cake according to pan directions. Assemble cake in checkerboard pattern according to pan directions. Place cake on foil-wrapped cake circle.
Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use spatula and white icing to ice cake smooth.
Step 3
Make candy clay squares. Use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out candy clay 1/8 in. thick. Use knife to cut 27 squares, 1 5/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. Position squares on iced cake.
Ingredients
Products
12 ounces Light Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy
light corn syrup
Favorite Chocolate Cake Mix or Recipe
Favorite White Cake Recipe or Mix
Tools
Products
Fanci-Foil Wrap
Cake Circles
food-safe scissors
Knife