Bucket O' Duckies Cake
by Patricia
(Naperville, IL USA)
The Bucket O' Duckies Cake
For this "Bucket O' Duckies Cake"...
I used box cake mixes, any flavor will do, and used 3 mixes for 3 layers, one box per 10" round pan.
Ingredients needed:
3 box cake mixes
2 chocolate frostings (container)
3 buttercream frostings (container) OR 2 containers of cool whip
3 tins of pirouette cookies
blue gel food coloring
some rubber duckies
14" ribbon - in the color of your choice
-Follow box directions for baking cake. Check with toothpick (it's done if it comes out clean) to see if it is ready
-Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool completely
-Trim each cake layer to level it on top
-You can make your own frosting, or use store-bought frosting that comes in a container, (this cake is chocolate inside, 2 containers) and frost the top of the bottom layer. Lay the next layer on top, frost the top, and lay the final layer on top of that.
-If you want to have a filling, pipe a thick ring of frosting around the cake's top, before laying the other cakes on, and fill the well you made with the filling of your choice. Chill in the fridge for half an hour to firm it up before putting more on it.
-Make 1 and 1/2 recipes buttercream icing, OR 3 storebought containers, OR use 2 tubs of cool whip and using a spatula, stir in gel food coloring color BLUE (I use Wilton brand, you can get them at walmart super cheap) until mostly blue and swirly
-Spread the icing or cool whip (this cake used cool whip) on the sides, and then for the top, add the frosting one dollop at a time, trying to leave a generous amount of frosting on the top, and using the spatula to guide it in swirl/wave patterns. Try to spread it as little as you can, to keep the blue/white swirly lines in tact.
-Place the cookies one at a time around the outside edge of the cake, gently pressing it into the frosting (just enough to have it stick in place, not squishing the frosting out the side)until they are all around the outside of the cake
-gently tie ribbon around cookies
-place duckies on top
Ta-da!!!! Ducky cake.
Everyone really loved this cake because of the cookies on the edge, and I filled it with cherry pie filling along with the chocolate. Big hit, delicious, AND adorable!
