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U.S.S Dad Cake
The skipper of the house should get his own cake!
Prep time: 10 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
- 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars
- 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
- 1 family-sized (16-oz.) frozen pound cake (thawed)
- 1 can (12-oz.) whipped vanilla icing
- 2 red licorice laces
- 1/4 cup chocolate icing
- 1 tube decorating frosting
- 1 cup whipped cream or topping
- 1 ripe banana
- Toothpick
- 1 12? wooden dowel
- Scissors
- 1 piece decorative craft paper
- Glue
- Printable template
What to do:
- Using the printable template as your guide, trim the pound cake to resemble a boat.
- Cut half-inch well in the center of the cake and scoop it out, leaving a ?bowl?.
- Frost the top and sides of the cake with vanilla icing.
- Decorate the outside of the boat with blue and green M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies, and decorate the edge of the cake with the remaining assorted colors.
- Make an anchor by attaching one SNICKERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bar to the boat's bow using a toothpick. Using the photo as a guide, add strands of licorice to decorate.
- Cut sails from craft paper using a printable template as your guide. Glue them onto the wooden dowel and set aside to dry.
- Just before serving, fill the boat's well with scoops of ice cream, chopped SNICKERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars, whipped cream and sliced banana. Press in the sail and enjoy!
