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How to Make a Cereal-Bowl Cake

From: Food Network Magazine

Tell friends you're serving breakfast for dessert, then cut into this jumbo cereal bowl and show them it's a cake!

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Cereal-Bowl Cake

To make the look-alike, Food Network Magazine baked a chocolate cake in a bowl, then carved out the middle and filled it with ice cream for the milk.

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Coat a 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mix as directed; pour into the bowl. Bake at 325 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool completely.

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Unmold the cake from the bowl and position rounded-side down. Using a long serrated knife, trim off the domed top to make the cake level.

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Use a small serrated knife to cut a circle into the top of the cake, about 3/4 inch in from the edge and 1 1/2 inches deep. Use your fingers or a fork to pull out the cake in the middle.

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Flip the cake over and place on a cardboard circle or plate lined with wax paper. Cover the rounded side with frosting, leaving the flat base unfrosted.

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Cut out a small cardboard circle and place on the unfrosted base. Flip the cake over onto another piece of wax paper.

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Frost the lip and the inside of the cake (the inside doesn't have to be perfect — it will be covered with ice cream). Transfer to the freezer until the frosting sets, 30 minutes.