Zoo Cake

==Info==
Cook Time: 
Serves: 
==Ingredients==
===Cake===
* 1 package cake mix
* 1 can vanilla frosting
===Wild Animals for Zoo Cake===
* cheese cracker, for head
* animal cracker with head cut off
* gumdrops, for ears and tail
====Egg Yolk Paint Method====
* Egg Yolk Paint
====Chocolate Covered Animal Cracker Method====
* 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces
* 1 1/2 tablespoon butter
==Directions==
 
1.Bake any flavor cake mix in oblong pan as directed on package. 
2.Frost, using white frosting, making icing on top about 1/4-inch thick. 
3.Press painted or chocolate-coated animal crackers against sides of cake. Fence them in with long gumdrops. Set candles in top of cake. Trim with gumdrops and silver candies. 
===To Make Wild Animals for Zoo Cake===
====Egg Yolk Paint Method====
1.Paint animals with Egg Yolk Paint. 
2.Bake 3 minutes at 350° to set egg yolk. 
====Chocolate Covered Animal Cracker Method====
 
1.Melt semi-sweet chocolate pieces with butter in a custard cup set in hot water. 
2.When chocolate is melted, take from heat and stir with fork until thoroughly 
blended. 
3.Drop crackers, one at a time into chocolate mixture. Lift out with fork, draining off excess, and lay on waxed paper to harden before using. 
==Source==
*Betty Crocker Cook Book for Girls and Boys, out of copyright
Category:Cake Recipes