Merry-Go-Round Cake

Prep: 20 min Cook: 30 min Cuisine: American

A whimsical cake featuring decorated animal crackers arranged on skewers, perfect for children’s parties or playful celebrations, combining crunchy cookies with colorful icing.

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Ingredients

  • 1 box animal crackers
  • decorating tubes filled with different colors of icing
  • cake mix of your choice
  • frosting of your choice
  • colored straws

Instructions

  1. Place animal crackers on a piece of wax paper.
  2. Decorate the crackers with tubes of icing in different colors, taking your time to add details.
  3. Bake your favorite 2-layer cake according to the package instructions.
  4. Allow the cake to cool, then apply your preferred frosting.
  5. Insert colored straws into the decorated animal crackers and arrange them around the cake to create a merry-go-round effect.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

347 kcal 17% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 2.5g 5% DV
Total Fat 31.3g 40% DV
Carbs 14.6g 5% DV
Fiber 0.6g 2% DV
Sugar 0.1g

Electrolytes

Sodium 114.5mg 5% DV
Potassium 26.5mg 1% DV
Cholesterol 3.3mg 1% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 4.3mcg
Calcium 37.8mg 3% DV
Iron 1.2mg 7% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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