1 18.25-ounce box chocolate cake mix (plus required ingredients)
2 16-ounce tubs vanilla frosting (and a bit of chocolate icing)
2 to 4 drops yellow food coloring 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder (used a tiny bit of Wilton Golden Yellow)
1 16-ounce bag frozen strawberries, thawed
White chocolate, for grating
Make two 8-inch-round chocolate cakes as the cake mix label directs; cool completely. Crumble 1 cake into a bowl. Squeeze a handful of crumbs into a 2-inch ball; roll between your hands until smooth. Repeat to make 2 more cake balls. (I added some chocolate frosting to help the balls stick together)
Sprinkle some of the remaining cake crumbs on a clean surface. One at a time, roll the cake balls in the crumbs, pressing lightly to coat. If necessary, moisten the cake balls with water to help the crumbs stick.
Assemble the cake: Put the remaining whole cake on a serving plate or cake board. Spread about 1 1/2 cups vanilla frosting on the cake with an offset spatula; run the spatula around the sides to make it smooth.
Arrange the cake balls on the cake. Mix the remaining frosting, the yellow food coloring and cocoa in a bowl; transfer to a pastry bag with a small round tip. Pipe the yellow frosting around the cake balls in a figure-eight motion to look like spaghetti.
Make the strawberry sauce: Puree the strawberries in a food processor until slightly smooth with a few chunks. Spoon 1/2 cup strawberry puree around the meatballs to look like sauce.
Grate white chocolate on top of the cake to look like parmesan cheese. Serve the cake with the remaining strawberry puree on the side. (will do that right before serving)
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8 comments:
This looks great! What a fun idea for a church potluck.... which we have tomorrow. How long would it take me to make, decorate, and combine it all? If you were bringing it to a potluck, would you package the sauce (strawberries) and cheese (shavings) to apply last minute?
Hi Andrea!
If you can make the cakes tonight.
I frosted it earlier and stuck it in the fridge to cool. Then made the cake/meatballs and put them in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes.
While they were cooling Victoria piped on the spaghetti. I would definitely wait to put on the sauce and "cheese" until right before serving.
Have wonderful weekend!
Lynn - you never let me down. This is another darling idea and I'm sooo tickled you shared it. Thanks -
Thank you so much Marsha!
Found you through Joy's Mmmm...dessert link party. My kids will adore this cake. Really darling!! Thanks for sharing - Cares
This looks like so much fun. The Spaghetti look great, and you even thought of the Parmesan on top. And so easy, even a child can do the decoration. Great post. Thank you for linking it to Mmm ... Dessert.
OH MY GOSH!!!! I love this!!!! How fun!
Hi Lynn,
What a great cake! It's so cute that your daughter takes after you in the kitchen. Looks like you're making some great memories with her!
Thanks for linking up to Melt in Your Mouth Monday!
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