Doctored Cake Mix and Buttercream Frosting
Everything you need to make an adorable elephant!
Servings: 12
Cost: $10.00
Ingredients
For the cake
- 15.25 oz box cake mix, any flavor
- 3.4 oz pkg pudding mix, complimentary flavor
- 1 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup melted butter
For the buttercream
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp salt
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- water to thin as needed
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients until you have a smooth cake batter.
- Grease and flour a 9 inch pan, or line it with parchment paper. Pour half the cake batter into a pan.
- Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes at 350° or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make another cake layer.
- Allow the cakes to cool completely before cutting and forming the elephant.
For the buttercream
- Cream butter and shortening using an electric mixer.
- Add vanilla and salt and mix until well combined.
- Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well.
- When all the powdered sugar has been added, add water 1 tsp at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Tint the icing as needed to decorate your elephant!