Fire Ant Anthill Cake
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Fire Ant Anthill Cake
Photography by Jim Norton
This recipe makes 16 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| per each of 16 servings: about | - |
| cal | 680680 cal |
| pro | 5 g5g pro |
| total fat | 34 g34g total fat |
| sat. fat | 11 g11g sat. fat |
| carb | 94 g94g carb |
| fibre | 3 g3g fibre |
| chol | 31 mg31mg chol |
| sodium | 295 mg295mg sodium |
| potassium | 252 mg252mg potassium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 22 calcium |
| iron | 2020 iron |
| vit A | 1010 vit A |
| folate | 3232 folate |
- Preparation time: 1 hour
If you don't want to fuss with Royal Icing for the ants, tint ¼ cup (60 mL) of the icing black, then place candy-coated chocolate pieces on the cake and pipe on black legs.
Ingredients
- Cocoa Cake Cocoa Cake
- Cocoa Icing Cocoa Icing
- 1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs 1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
- Sugar-coated green sour candy strips Sugar-coated green sour candy strips
- Red candy-coated chocolate pieces , (such as M&Ms)Red candy-coated chocolate pieces, (such as M&Ms)
- Mini red candy-coated pieces , (such as M&Ms Mini)Mini red candy-coated pieces, (such as M&Ms Mini)
- Black Royal Icing Black Royal Icing
- White candy-coated mints White candy-coated mints
Preparation
Place rectangular cake on serving tray; spread with two-thirds of the Cocoa Icing. Place dome cake on one narrow end for anthill; cover with remaining icing.
Sprinkle cake all over with cookie crumbs to look like soil. Press green candy strips onto bottom edges of rectangular cake for grass. Cut fringe along 1 edge of equal amount of green candy strips; press onto cake so grass stands above top edge.
For ants, line up 1 large and 2 mini candy-coated chocolate pieces for each ant body. With piping bag and using black icing, pipe dots between candies; pipe line of icing along top to attach. Let dry. Turn over and pipe 6 legs; let dry.
Press ants all over top of cake and anthill. Arrange white candy rocks on cake.
Sprinkle cake all over with cookie crumbs to look like soil. Press green candy strips onto bottom edges of rectangular cake for grass. Cut fringe along 1 edge of equal amount of green candy strips; press onto cake so grass stands above top edge.
For ants, line up 1 large and 2 mini candy-coated chocolate pieces for each ant body. With piping bag and using black icing, pipe dots between candies; pipe line of icing along top to attach. Let dry. Turn over and pipe 6 legs; let dry.
Press ants all over top of cake and anthill. Arrange white candy rocks on cake.
- Keywords : Halloween; Dessert; Kid-Friendly;
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