Desserts

Lucky Shamrock Cut-Up Cake

photo by:kraft

Three cake layers are cut, arranged and decorated to resemble a giant shamrock. Serve it for St. Patrick’s Day or for a “good luck” wish anytime.

time

prep:

1 hr

total:

1 hr

servings

total:

18 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (7 oz.) BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut

Green food coloring

baked 9-inch round yellow cake layers, cooled

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

large gumdrops (2 green, 1 white)

Green decorating gel and icing

Make It

PLACE coconut in large resealable plastic bag. Add food coloring; seal bag and shake vigorously until coconut is evenly colored.

LEAVE one cake layer whole; cut remaining two cake layers as shown in diagram. (See Shamrock Cake Diagram Tip linked below.) Arrange cake pieces on serving tray as shown in same diagram, using small amount of the whipped topping to hold pieces together. Frost cake with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with coconut.

FLATTEN gumdrops with rolling pin; cut into shamrock shapes with sharp knife or small cookie cutter. Outline edges with decorating gel; arrange on cake. Use decorating icing to outline cake. Store in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Three cake layers are used to create this over-sized cake which makes 18 servings. Prepare this easy and fun cake with your kids to make any St. Patrick's Day celebration seem more special.

Note

Prepare and bake 2 pkg. (2-layer size each) cake mix, using 9-inch round baking pans. Use 3 of the layers for this cake. Reserve remaining layer for another use.

How to Assemble Lucky Shamrock Cake

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djwsmom

posted:10/2/2007

One of my son's birthdays falls on St. Patrick's Day. I made this cake for him this year. It was delicious and EASY (and I'm no pro cake decorator, trust me!) I recommend this to anyone at any talent level. Guests loved it - and so did the birthday boy! :)

mkschwind

posted:3/15/2007

cute cake! use a rack out of your oven covered in foil or a piece of cardboard to assemble the cake. works great! hopefully it'll be the only one at the cakewalk tomorrow!!

princess0531

posted:3/12/2007

it looks good but, it also looks hard to make. I will try to make it tonight

delaney6

posted:3/7/2007

Looked great! It was simple and looked like it took lots of work! However, it is very large, didn't have a pan big enough. Next time I'll use smaller circles!

dzieher

posted:3/15/2006

I haven't made this cake yet, but I plan to. I've read the comments about the sodium and sugar content for this cake. To reduce the sodium and sugar content, you could eliminate the coconut and tint a tub of cool whip green and use that for the frosting instead. This is also helpful for those who don't care for coconut.

rosebud321

posted:1/31/2006

Terry, your high sodium and sugar is because of the coconut, I quite sure. Have you ever checked the bag for the nutritional facts. Sit down first! I love the taste of coconut, but I too am concerned about both sodium and sugar. So maybe green sprinkles would be a good substitute. I'm very eager to try this recipe.

davira

posted:3/12/2005

This cake is easy to make--lots of fun. I did however end up making a double cake recipe to give the cake some height. Thanks for giving lots of ideas for special events.

terryspence49

posted:3/6/2005

If you are into healthy living then why is the sodium, sugars, levels so high? Is there a way to cut those down for this recipe? It's very good however I do watch my label for counts on different healthy eating.

cosmicblather

posted:3/4/2005

I found that I could use my cake pan as a guide to make the cuts on the two layers that need to be shaped. I turned the pan upside down and pressed very gently to make an impression then used the impression as a guide for cutting. It the cake is very fragile you could put the pan in place gently and dust with powdered sugar or cocoa then use that as a guide. Either way it helps get the curve.

butterfly205

posted:3/29/2004

Excellent for entertaining company. My guests loved it!