Food Network: Single Layer Birthday Cake

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Single Layer Birthday Cake
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2007

Ingredients
1 (18.25-ounce) box chocolate cake mix (recommended:
Betty Crocker)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, divided
1/2 cup white cranberry juice
1 (16-ounce) can white frosting or 1 (16-ounce) can chocolate frosting
Colorful jimmies

Directions
2 old fashioned glass soda bottles, 1 cola, 1

lemon-lime

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 2 (8-inch) round baking pans with
baking spray; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, oil, eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons extract and white
cranberry juice. Use an electric mixer to beat cake batter on low speed for 30
seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.

Divide batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 32 to 35
minutes, or until tester comes away clean.

Let cakes cool completely. Use a cookie cutter or water glass to cut out a circle
to fit the soda bottle - it will nest into cake.

Add remaining 1 teaspoon extract to frosting and stir thoroughly. Frost entire
cake. Sprinkle with colorful jimmies. Insert soda bottle into hole and
serve.