Source: Better Homes and Gardens
The candies at the bottom add color and texture beneath the frosted fish.

Fishbowl Cake
Shaped like a fishbowl, this clever cake is sure to bring cheers.

What You Need:
1 recipe White Confetti Cake (see below)
Creamy White Frosting
Liquid or paste food coloring in peach and blue
1 cup small pebblelike candies, such as Nerds
Purchased tube blue piping gel

Instructions:
1. Set aside about 1/3 cup frosting for making fish. Tint remaining frosting a light blue using liquid or paste food coloring. Tint the 1/3 cup frosting peach using food coloring.

2. Spread about 1/2 cup blue frosting on the bottom side of one of the cake rounds. Top with second cake round, placing it bottom side down. With a sharp serrated knife, remove a 1-inch slice from one side of cake. This will make a flat place for the bottom of fishbowl.

3. Then make another thin slice on opposite side of cake for top of fish bowl. Carefully stand up cake and place on serving plate. With a small metal spatula spread blue frosting over cake. While frosting is still moist, press small pebblecake candies into frosting at bottom of cake.

4. Place the peach frosting in a decorating bag fitted with a medium rose tip. Pipe an oval shape for fish body. Make little ruffles for fish tails and fins.

5. Place remaining blue frosting in a decorating bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe a border at top of fishbowl. If desired, add a small round tip and pipe stripes on fish. Using blue piping gel, pipe bubbles above the fish. Cake serves 12.

White Confetti Cake
Source: : Better Homes and Gardens

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening, butter, or margarine
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg whites
1-1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milkDirections
1. Grease and lightly flour two 8×1-1/2-inch or 9×1-1/2-inch round baking pans or grease one 13×9x2-inch baking pan; set the pan(s) aside. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl beat shortening, butter, or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each. Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan(s).

3. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool layer cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove layer cakes from pans. Cool thoroughly on racks. Or, place 13×9-inch cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly. Frost with desired frosting. Makes 12 servings.

Post to Twitter