Name: Hoppy Frog Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened -; 1-1/4 cups sugar -; 3 large eggs -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -; 3 teaspoons baking powder -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 1 cup milk -; 2 individual cream-filled sponge cakes -; Frosting: -; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour -; 1 cup milk -; 1/2 cup butter, softened -; 1/2 cup shortening -; 1 cup sugar -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 2 milk chocolate M&M's -; Green paste or gel food coloring -; Shoestring red licorice -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Hoppy Frog Cake

1. 3/4 cup butter, softened -

2. 1-1/4 cups sugar -

3. 3 large eggs -

4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

5. 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 3 teaspoons baking powder -

7. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

8. 1 cup milk -

9. 2 individual cream-filled sponge cakes -

10. Frosting: -

11. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour -

12. 1 cup milk -

13. 1/2 cup butter, softened -

14. 1/2 cup shortening -

15. 1 cup sugar -

16. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

17. 2 milk chocolate M&M's -

18. Green paste or gel food coloring -

19. Shoestring red licorice -

How to cook deliciously - Hoppy Frog Cake

1. Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fill 12 greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Pour the remaining batter into a greased 9-in. round baking pan.

2. Stage

Bake cupcakes at 350° for 20-25 minutes and cake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cupcakes for 5 minutes and cake for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack to cool completely.

3. Stage

To assemble, place the 9-in. cake in the center of a 15x13-in. covered board. Place two cupcakes above the cake for eyes. Arrange sponge cakes below the cake for legs. For feet, cut one cupcake in half using a zigzag cut. Place each half with a rounded edge touching a sponge cake. (Save remaining cupcakes for another use.)

4. Stage

For frosting, in a small saucepan, whisk flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool. In a small bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat in milk mixture until smooth, about 4 minutes.

5. Stage

Use 1/3 cup white frosting to frost the bottom two-thirds of eyes; add M&M's for pupils. Tint remaining frosting light green; spread over eyelids and over the top and sides of the rest of frog. Arrange one long licorice piece for the mouth. Place two 1-in. licorice pieces at the ends of the mouth.