Name: School Bus Cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size) -; 1 cup butter, softened -; 1 cup shortening -; 8 to 9 cups confectioners' sugar -; 1/4 cup milk -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 2 teaspoons black paste or gel food coloring -; 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon yellow paste or liquid food coloring -; 2 Oreo cookies, cut in half -; 2 yellow gumdrops -; 6 red gumdrops -

Recipe information

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35 min.

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Ingredients for - School Bus Cake

1. 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size) -

2. 1 cup butter, softened -

3. 1 cup shortening -

4. 8 to 9 cups confectioners' sugar -

5. 1/4 cup milk -

6. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

7. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

8. 2 teaspoons black paste or gel food coloring -

9. 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon yellow paste or liquid food coloring -

10. 2 Oreo cookies, cut in half -

11. 2 yellow gumdrops -

12. 6 red gumdrops -

How to cook deliciously - School Bus Cake

1. Stage

Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans.

2. Stage

Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Stage

Place cakes end to end on a 22x8-in. covered board. Level if needed. From the top of one end, form the front of the bus by cutting out a section 1 in. deep and 3 in. long (Save the removed piece for another use.)

4. Stage

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter and shortening until fluffy. Add 6 cups confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is reached.

5. Stage

Tint 3/4 cup frosting with black food coloring; set aside. Tint remaining frosting yellow. Frost top and sides of cake with yellow frosting. Frost cut edge of cookies with yellow frosting to form wheel wells; place two cookie halves on each side of bus.

6. Stage

Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a #5 round tip. Fill the bag with black frosting. Outline windows on both sides of bus; pipe strips under windows. Pipe windshield and back window; fill in with black frosting. Pipe lines on front of grille. Place yellow gumdrops on front of bus for headlights; place red gumdrops on front and back for lights.