Where I work, I'm what you would call the 'Fun Coordinator' or 'Social Queen' if you will. I'm usually the individual planning the birthday and holiday celebrations, and they all generally include food of some sort. I typically don't need to think very hard to find a reason to celebrate, and what a better time to enjoy fabulous treats and snacks than Fat Tuesday?!?
To celebrate Fat Tuesday true to form, I researched popular treats, snacks, and recipes on the internet for about a week. I have finally decided I wanted to try a traditional king cake -- that is, until I saw how long it was going to take to make that work. On a weekend, totally -- but a week night -- NO WAY!
So there I was, at the 11th hour, trying to think of something to take for the potluck I scheduled. I couldn't show up with nothing...
That's when it came to me. I knew I had a Yellow cake mix in the pantry, and traditional colors of Mardi Gras are Yellow, Purple, and Green. I knew I also had sprinkles, and food coloring. My mind was made up! Tie-dye Mardi-Gras MOCK King Cake. YES!
What you'll need to re-create this cake is:
1 store bought container of vanilla creamy frosting
1 store bought yellow cake mix
food coloring
colored sugar sprinkles
You'll mix up the cake according to package directions. Separate into 3 bowls. Add food coloring to get to your desired 3 colors. Dump the three bowls into a cake pan one at a time. Once the cake mix evens out to fill the pan, take a tooth pick and swirl the colors around.
Bake according to cake mix directions. Allow to cool, and sprinkle with colored sugar to decorate.
*NOTE: I didn't stuff the cake with traditional Mardi-Gras trinkets.
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