Recipe - Monster Snake Cake

1 pack Cake mix for 2layer cake;
prepared as label directs
1 pack (16oz) confectioners' sugar
1 cup Margarine or butter;
softened, (2 sticks)
5 tablespoon Halfandhalf or light cream
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Green foodcolor paste

CANDY GARNISHES
1 pack Jelly rings; (11oz.)
One fourth cup Yellow plus 1 blue M&M's
candy
7 White candycoated licoriche
candies (up to 10)
3 Pieces candy corn

1. Grease two 8inch round cake pans; line with bottoms with waxed paperl
grease paper. Dust pans with flour. 2. Pour batter into pans; bake and cool
as label directs for 8inch layers. 3. Prepare frosting: In a large bowl,
with mixer at low speed, beat confectioners' sugar, margarine or butter,
halfandhalf, and vanilla just until blended. Increase speed to medium and
beat constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula, until frosting is smooth
and an easy spreading consistency. Stir in green foodcolor paste to tint
frosting bright green; set aside. 4. Cut a 2 1/2inch round center of each
cake layer. Without removing round cut each layer in half to make 4
Cshaped pieces and 4 small semicircles. 5. On large piece of heavy
cardboard or cutting board covered with cellophane or foil (finished cake
measures, 28inches by 9inches. Place Cshaped pieces of cake end to end,
alternating directions to create a curvy snake. 6. Place 1 semicircle of
cake at one end, cut sides together, to complete tail. Repeat on other end
to complete neck. Place 2 remaining semicircles at neck end to form an
open mouth. Frost cake. 7. Garnish cake: Cut all but one jelly ring in
half. Place jelly ring halves along top edge of cake for scales. Place
whole jelly ring on head for eye, with blue candy in center for pupil. Use
yellow candies to decorate body. Use white licorice candies for teeth. Use
candy corn for eyelashes. Makes 24 servings. Typed by "Essie" Ethel R.
Snyder essie49@juno.com Date: October 12, 1997

Recipe by: Good Housekeeping magazine June 1996

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #842 by essie49@juno.com (Ethel R Snyder) on
Oct 13, 1997