Pink-Almond-Party-Cake

Prep 40 min
Total 2 hr 20 min
Servings 12

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Party time! Make a pretty pink cake with a kiss of almond flavour.

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker* SuperMoist* White Cake Mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
2 tsp (10 mL) almond extract
6 drops red food colour

4 oz (125 g) vanilla-flavoured candy coating (almond bark) chopped
2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil
Red food colour

1/2 cup (125 mL) butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup (50 mL) shortening
1 tsp (5 mL) almond extract
4 cups (1 L) icing sugar
4 to 5 tbsp (60 to 75 mL) milk

Steps

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Heat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of two 9- or 8-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
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Bake and cool as directed on box for 9- or 8-inch rounds.
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Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute, stirring twice, until melted and smooth. Stir in 2 teaspoons oil. Spoon about half the melted coating into another bowl; stir in 2 or 3 drops food colour to tint light pink.
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Line 6-oz custard cup or other small bowl with foil. Pour half of the untinted coating into foil-lined bowl. Drop half of the pink coating on top; pull a knife through coatings to make marbled design. Repeat with remaining untinted and tinted coatings, adding on top of marbled coatings. Refrigerate about 20 minutes or until set; remove from refrigerator. (If refrigerated longer, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.)
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In large bowl, beat butter, shortening, 1 teaspoon almond extract, the icing sugar and 4 tablespoons of the milk with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat on medium speed, adding enough of the remaining 1 tablespoon milk until fluffy and spreadable.
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Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate; frost top. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake.
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Remove coating from bowl; peel off foil. With vegetable peeler, make curls by pulling peeler around outside edge of block of coating. Place curls on top of cake. Store loosely covered.