Zoo Cake

== Description ==
Betty Crocker Cook Book for Girls and Boys, out of copyright
== 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 ====
* ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces
* 1½ tablespoon butter
== Directions ==
 
# Bake any flavor cake mix in oblong pan as directed on package.
# Frost, using white frosting, making icing on top about ¼-inch thick.
# 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. 
=== Wild Animals for Zoo Cake ===
==== Egg Yolk Paint Method ====
# Paint animals with Egg Yolk Paint.
# Bake 3 minutes at 350°F to set egg yolk. 
==== Chocolate Covered Animal Cracker Method ====
 
# Melt semi-sweet chocolate pieces with butter in a custard cup set in hot water.
# When chocolate is melted, take from heat and stir with fork until thoroughly blended.
# 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. 
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