Building Block Cake

Name: Building Block Cake
Ingredients: 1 pkg (16 oz) yellow cake mix; 1 to 1 1/2 cans white frosting; None None Red, blue and yellow food color; 8 None red candy-coated chocolate buttons; 8 None blue candy-coated chocolate buttons; 8 None yellow candy-coated chocolate buttons

6 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 pkg (16 oz) yellow cake mix
1 to 1 1/2 cans white frosting
None None Red, blue and yellow food color
8 None red candy-coated chocolate buttons
8 None blue candy-coated chocolate buttons
8 None yellow candy-coated chocolate buttons

Directions

1

Prepare and bake cake mix in 13 x 9-inch baking pan according to package directions. Cool completely. Cut crosswise into 3 rectangles.
2

Divide frosting evenly among 3 bowls. Using food colors, tint one bowl red, one bowl blue and one bowl yellow.
3

Place cakes on a cake board. Spread a little red frosting over top and sides of one cake to cover. Repeat with remaining cakes, using a little blue and yellow frosting. Freeze cakes for 30 mins or until frosting is firm.
4

Spread remaining red, blue and yellow frosting over cakes. Arrange red chocolate buttons on top of red cake. Repeat with remaining blue and yellow chocolate buttons and cakes.