The frosting makes the cake!
Cake decorating: How to make plaid frosting
Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting mix beats right up into stiff, snowy “7-minute” frosting. No cooking!
To make a plaid pattern, dip string in food coloring. Hold taut and press into frosting. Repeat. Use new string for each color.
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Cake decorating: Cherry blossom frosting
Use new Cherry Fluff Frosting — party pink, bright with cherries! Save 1/2 cup frosting; add red food coloring. Half fill teaspoon with frosting. With second spoon, ease each “petal” onto cake. Center flowers with yellow sugar.
Cake decorating: Hobnail fudge frosting
Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Frosting mix costs less than buying the ingredients yourself. For “hobnails,” press down with bowl of a teaspoon, swirl slightly; draw up sharply.
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