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Birthday Stage Cake
Recipe courtesy ?Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Desserts,? Miramax Books, 2003

Ingredients
2 (18.25 ounces) boxes strawberry cake mix
(recommended: Pillsbury Moist Supreme)
2 2/3 cups water
1 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs
3/4 cup strawberry jam
2 (12-ounce) containers fluffy white, lemon, or strawberry frosting

Special Equipment:

Directions

Assorted circus-themed decorations

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with 2-inch high sides. Combine cake
mixes, water, oil, and eggs in a very large bowl. Beat for 3 minutes, or until
well blended. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake for 40 minutes, or until
toothpick inserted into center of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on
cooling rack for 20 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling rack and cool completely.
Cut 1 cake horizontally in half. Place top cake layer, cut side up, on serving
platter. Spread 1/2 cup of jam over cake layer. Top with bottom cake layer, cut
side down. Cut second cake vertically in half, forming 2 half-circle pieces.
Spread remaining jam over top of 1 half-circle cake, Top with second half-circle
cake. Place stacked half-circle cakes on top cake on platter. Spread entire cake

with frosting to coat completely. Arrange purchased decorations on cake to
resemble circus stage.