Single Layer Birthday Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 single-layer cakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 2448
- Total Fat
- 122
- Saturated Fat
- 25
- Carbohydrates
- 342
- Dietary Fiber
- 8
- Sugar
- 238
- Protein
- 23
- Cholesterol
- 160
- Sodium
- 2612
- Total: 1 hr 12 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 20 min
- Cook: 32 min
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.