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This cake is very simple to make but looks elegant when completed.  Any type of cake mix can be used. 

Product: Easter Recipes - Cooking in the Classroom
Category: Easter Dessert Ideas - Easter Desserts

Easter Sunday Cross Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 (18.25 oz.) white cake mix
• 1 C of milk
• 3 T corn starch
• 1/2 C of margarine
• 3/4 C shortening
• 1 C fine white sugar
• 2 t clear vanilla
• Yellow food coloring

Preparation:

1. Prepare the cake as directed on the package for a 9X13 size cake.
2. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 7 minutes then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Place the milk into a saucepan over medium heat.
4. Stir in the corn starch and stirring slowly cook the mixture until thick.
5. Remove the pan from the heat and continue stirring until the mixture cools.
6. Place the margarine, shortening and sugar in a bowl.
7. Beat with an electric mixer on low for 7 minutes or until creamy. 
8. Add the cooled milk mixture and the vanilla and continue beating about 4 minutes or until the icing resembles whipped cream.
9. Remove 1 1/2 C of the prepared icing and tint with the yellow food colored until desired color is reached.
10. Remove the cake from the wire rack and place on a cutting board.
11. Cut the cake in half lengthwise.
12. Cut one side of the cake in half from side to side.
13. Place the longer piece of cake in the middle of a piece of flat cardboard.
14. Cover the piece of cake with the white icing.
15. Place the 2 shorter pieces of cake 1/3 down on each side of the longer piece to form a cross.
16. Spread the remaining pieces of cake with the white icing.
17. Using a pastry bag pipe the yellow icing around the outside edges of the cake at the bottom and around the top to form shell boarders.

    Makes 12 servings

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