Train Cake Recipe
- Cake:
- 1 (18.25 ounce) box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- Tray or cardboard, 25×13 inches, covered
- Frosting and Decorations:
- 1 (16 ounce) container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
- Pull-and-peel licorice
- Gumdrops
- 2 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
- Jelly beans
- 2 (16 ounce) containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
- Paste or gel food colors in desired colors
- 1 (3 ounce) package Jellied or gummy candy rings
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of 2 (9×5-inch) loaf pans with shortening. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour batter into pans.
- Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Cut first cake as shown in diagram to make engine, being careful not to cut all the way through piece 1 when removing piece 2. Cut second cake into 4 equal pieces to make cars as shown in diagram. Trim pieces 3, 4, 5 and 6 to be flat on top. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting.
- On tray, place piece 1 for engine, stacking piece 2 on top for engine house as shown in diagram. Frost with chocolate frosting. Cut strips of licorice; place on front of engine, slanting outward, for the cow-catcher. Add gumdrops for engine “face.” Attach cookies at back of engine with small amount of frosting. Top engine with jelly beans; add strips of licorice to sides of engine.
- Divide vanilla frosting into fourths. Tint each fourth with different color of food color. Place remaining cake pieces tray for boxcars. Frost each with a different color of frosting. Top cars with jelly beans; add strips of licorice to sides of cars. Add gummy candy rings for wheels. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
