Soccer Ball Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting
• 12 black licorice whips
• 3/4 cup white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 15 mins


• heat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour one 2 1/2 to 3-quart ovenproof bowl. place sugar in a bowl and stir in black food color until desired color is achieved. set aside.
• prepare cake batter according to package directions. pour batter into the prepared bowl and bake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. let cake cool for 15 minutes in the bowl then invert and let cake cool completely.
• once cake is completely cool, trim flat side of cake and place on a cake board. trim edges into a ball shape. frost with the white frosting. next, using a toothpick, draw a pentagon in the center top of the cake. surround the pentagon with five hexagons. repeating to cover entire cake. cover lines with black licorice cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. fill the pentagon shapes with black-colored white sugar.