Pink Almond Party Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box betty crocker super moist cake mix
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 6 drops red food coloring
• 4 ounces almond bark, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 -2 drop red food coloring
• 1/2 cup butter, softened or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 4 -5 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f (325°f for dark or nonstick pan). spray bottom and sides of 2 (9- or 8-inch) round cake pans with baking spray with flour. in large bowl, beat cake ingredients, including 2 teaspoons almond extract and 6 drops food color, as directed on box. pour into pans.
• 2 bake as directed on box for 9- or 8-inch rounds pans or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pans 10 minutes. remove from pans to cooling racks. cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 3 meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave candy coating uncovered on high 1 minute, stirring twice, until melted and smooth. stir in 2 teaspoons oil. spoon about half the melted coating into another bowl; stir in 2 or 3 drops food color to tint it light pink.
• 4 line 6-ounce custard cup or other small bowl with foil. pour half of the untinted coating into foil-lined bowl. drop half of the pink coating on top; pull a knife through coatings to make marbled design. repeat with remaining untinted and tinted coatings, adding on top of marbled coatings. refrigerate about 20 minutes or until set; remove from refrigerator. (if refrigerated longer, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.).
• 5 in large bowl, beat butter, shortening, 1 teaspoon almond extract, the powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons of the milk with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. beat on medium speed, adding enough of the remaining 1 tablespoon milk until fluffy and spreadable.
• 6 place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate; frost top. top with second layer, rounded side up. frost side and top of cake.
• 7 remove coating from bowl; peel off foil. with vegetable peeler, make urls by pulling peeler around the outside edge of block of coating. place curls on top of cake.