Zebra Cake

I saw this zebra cake on Baking Bites and I thought it was the coolest thing ever! lol.. So I decided that I wanted to give it a try but I wasn't really in the mood to start baking at 10:00 at night. So I made a Duncan Hines boxed cake.. I know, I cheated lol. I figured that it was all about the technique and it really didn't matter what kind of cake I made or what color it was, and it didn't. I made it pink and purple and I liked it! =P

If you want to try it out, Here's what you do:

After you've made your cake of choice split your batter in half and add whatever color food coloring you'd like. Take 3 tablespoons of one color and put it directly in the center of the pan. Then take the other color and put it right in the middle of the last color you put down. Repeat that until you've finished putting all the batter into the pan. Just make sure that you don't shake the pan or move it around so it will spread. You have to let it spread on its own! It seems like it isn't spreading until you get to the last few tablespoons of batter and then you notice how much it actually spread. Good luck! =]

Kinda looks like Pac Man, No? lol.. I decorated with some neon

dinosaur sprinkles and plain pink and purple sprinkles..

It was so good, I love Duncan Hines!..

I made them opposite, I think i like the bottom layer better though =]

Backwards view..

Spongebob Squarepants Cake

My sister and her friends had to bake a cake for school for a project and didn't feel like doing it, So I decided that I would help them by taking over.. lol. The cake had to be a little off because they were supposed to be doing it and at 12 years old I doubt they are going to perfectly decorate a cake. I think I should have done a worse job because the teacher knew someone "helped" them. They ate it anyway =P

Here are some pics..

All from canned frosting and food coloring..

I think it came out pretty good =]

Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

My boyfriend ate this Oreo ice cream sandwich cake at a friends house and our friends grandmother gave my boyfriend the recipe because he wanted me to make it for him. I'm not sure what magazine she found the recipe in but I know that it is on the Kraft foods website also. I make this ALL the time and we never have leftovers! The only thing that i don't like about it is that it melts extremely fast. So there is no way that you would be able to bring this as a dessert to anyone elses house, unless they live really close.

Recipe-

I still have the original lol



Ingredients-

-1/2 cup fudge ice cream topping, warmed
-1 eight ounce tub Cool Whip whipped topping, Thawed, divided
-1 package chocolate Jell-O instant pudding powdered mix
-8 Oreo cookies, Chopped, Divided
-12 vanilla ice cream sandwiches


Directions-

-Mix 1/2 container of Cool Whip, hot fudge, Jell-O powder mix and most of the Oreos in a bowl







-Arrange 4 ice cream sandwiches, side-by-side, on a piece of aluminum foil





-Top with half the Cool Whip mixture




-Repeat with one more layer and top with remaining 4 ice cream sandwiches





-Frost top and sides with remaining Cool Whip





-Top with a handful of the chopped Oreos





-Bring up the sides of the foil and wrap the sides of the cake





-Freeze for at least 4 hours before serving

This is what it looks like after its been cut into! =]