Cowpoke Corral Birthday Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
1264
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • frosting:
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 5 to 6 tbsp 2% milk
  • brown paste food coloring
  • decorating:
  • 1 tsp water
  • 4 drops green food coloring
  • 1-1/2 cups flaked coconut
  • 2 cups bite- sized shredded wheat
  • toy horses

Directions:

  1. Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a small bowl, combine milk and vinegar. Let stand for 10-15 minutes or until it begins to curdle.
  2. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate and vanilla. Combine the cake flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat egg whites with clean beaters until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.
  3. Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  4. In a large bowl, cream shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Spread 1-1/4 cups frosting between layers and over top of cake. Tint 1-1/4 cups frosting brown. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #48 basket weave tip. Fill the bag with brown frosting. Pipe vertical lines on sides of cake.
  5. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine water and food coloring; add coconut. Seal bag and shake to tint coconut. Sprinkle tinted coconut and cracker crumbs over top of cake. For fence, lightly press pretzels around top of cake. Stack Shredded Wheat as desired for hay bales, attaching each with frosting. Arrange horses as desired. Yield: 12 servings.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1264.06 Kcal (5292 kJ)
Calories from fat 258.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.75g 44%
Cholesterol 46.08mg 15%
Sodium 1488.16mg 62%
Potassium 307.33mg 7%
Total Carbs 237.5g 79%
Sugars 104.03g 416%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Protein 17.47g 35%
Iron 8.4mg 47%
Calcium 83.5mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 352.77 Kcal (1477 kJ)
Calories from fat 72.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.02g 44%
Cholesterol 12.86mg 15%
Sodium 415.32mg 62%
Potassium 85.77mg 7%
Total Carbs 66.28g 79%
Sugars 29.03g 416%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 20%
Protein 4.87g 35%
Iron 2.4mg 47%
Calcium 23.3mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 26.9
    Points
  • 34
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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