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Birthday Train Cake

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I altered the recipe a lot but it turned out great!

posted by

kaylahermosillo

on 7/29/2009

time

prep:

30 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (10.75 oz. each) frozen pound cake, thawed

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided

Assorted food colorings

Decorations:

OREO Cookies

rolls ring-shaped hard candies

cup fruit-flavored sweetened rice cereal

BARNUM'S ANIMALS Crackers

COMET Cup

JET-PUFFED Marshmallow

JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallow

pieces black licorice (for train track)

Make It

LINE up cakes on large tray or serving platter for train cars.

CUT 2-inch-thick crosswise slice off front cake; place at back end of the first cake to resemble train engine. Repeat with last cake, placing the removed cake slice in the middle of the last cake to resemble caboose.

DIVIDE whipped topping among four small bowls; tint with food colorings as desired. Use to frost cakes. Add decorations as desired. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

At 24 servings, this fun cake is perfect for serving a crowd of kids.

Fun Idea

Let the party goers help decorate this colorful birthday cake. Give each child some cereal, cookies and candies to place on the cake. But make sure to have them wash their hands first!

Note

If you do not have a large enough tray or platter for the train, use a large cutting board wrapped in foil.

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kaylahermosillo

posted:7/29/2009

I altered the recipe a lot but it turned out great!

cathy27oct

posted:3/25/2009

It was a very good cake and i had lots of fun making it and my sister and brother helped me make it

marym34

posted:2/5/2008

What a great idea! It was so cute and easy to make.

a cook

posted:10/17/2007

I made this for a Boy Scout event and it was a big hit. Super easy...

cassiesiuda

posted:8/9/2007

I made this cake for my sons 6th birthday. We were away from home and attended a wedding shower also that day. So I was hopeing the cake my son picked was easy, and it was so simple. We used Teddy grahms, big gum drops, Sara lees frozen pound cakes, rainbow Twizzlers and M&Ms.It was adorable and tasted great! There were no left overs.

smiley185

posted:7/24/2007

The cake was easy to make. My grandson loved it. I used gummy lifesavers to put on top of the wheels. I also used gumdrops instead of the cereal. I made it a five car train because then I had room to add happy 6th birthday on the train for my grandson,Scotty.

Khallynne

posted:6/23/2007

This cake is great. We used blue berries instead of the cereal, teddygrams instead of the animal cookies, and pretzel rods insead of the licorice. We put fruit roll ups on top of the prezel rods and made a passanger car with the little bears. My son loved this and helped make his own cake which made it even more special.

A_Bit_Strange

posted:5/6/2007

It was so much fun to eat! I made it for my brother who was 11 at the time it was loved buy everyone! Its pretty easy, just be sure there are enough people to eat it all!

delaney6

posted:3/7/2007

Fun boy birthday cake. You can be very creative using items in your kitchen and pieces of candy. Very fun!

flakes315

posted:2/4/2007

I made mine using bread pans (it required very little cutting). This was a huge hit with my youngest!