Championship Soccer Ball Cake

Ingredients

• 16 servings decorating gel black
• 0.7 cup baker's angel flake coconut 
• 8 drops food coloring green divided
• 8 oz cool whip whipped topping divided thawed
• 1 pkg duncan hines classic decadent cake mix white (2-layer size)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan
• toothpicks
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Prepare cake batter as directed on package.
3. Pour 1 cup batter into greased and floured 2-cup ovenproof glass bowl.
4. Pour remaining batter into greased and floured foil-lined 13x9-inch baking dish.
5. Bake both cakes 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes 10 min.
6. Remove from bowl and pan to wire racks; cool completely.
7. Reserve 1/2 cup COOL WHIP for later use. Stir 5 drops food coloring into remaining COOL WHIP.
8. Transfer 13x9-inch cake to platter; frost with green-tinted COOL WHIP.
9. Invert round cake and place on top of 13x9-inch cake; spread with reserved COOL WHIP. Decorate with black decorating gel as shown in photo to resemble soccer ball. Tint coconut with remaining food coloring; sprinkle over cake.