Mardi Gras Cake

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 box white cake mix
• Gel food coloring in the colors of purple, yellow/gold, and green
• Colored sugars and/or sprinkles
• Fondant (optional)
• Cream Cheese Icing:
• 2 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 6 Tbsp butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare the cake mix as directed. Divide the cake mix evenly into four smaller bowls. Keep one bowl white. Squeeze one drop of purple food coloring into the second bowl; one drop of yellow into the third bowl; and one drop of green into the last bowl.
Pour the white cake mix into baking pan. Then, then drop each additional colored batter into the pan. Bake the cake as directed. Cool on a wire rack.
To prepare the icing, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with a stand or hand mixer until fluffy.
After the cake is completely cool, frost it, and then decorate it with the colored sugars and sprinkles. If desired, roll out the Fondant and use Mardi Gras-themed cookie cutters to make festive shapes.
This recipe was prepared with the KitchenAid 5-Quart 325-Watt Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with Flex Edge.