Dreamy Pink Castle Cake

Ingredients

• 2 boxes cake mix yellow
• 12 oz vanilla frosting white
• 1 serving purple gel food coloring 
• 8  ice cream cake cones miniature
• 1 serving coarse salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour bottoms and sides of two 9-inch and two 6-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour.
2. In large bowl, make cake batter as directed on boxes. (Both boxes can be made at one time; do not increase beating time.)
3. Spread 2 3/4 cups batter in each 9-inch round pan.
4. Spread 1 3/4 cups batter in each 6-inch round pan.
5. Bake 9-inch pans 24 to 29 minutes, 6-inch pans 22 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.
6. Remove cakes from pans. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
7. In large bowl, mix frosting and food color to desired color.
8. Spread small amount of frosting around open edge of each cone. Coat frosting with sprinkles. Frost tips of cones; decorate with sprinkles.
9. Trim off rounded tops of cake layers; place one 9-inch layer on serving plate, cut side down.
10. Spread 1/3 cup frosting on top.
11. Layer with other 9-inch cake layer. Frost top and around side with frosting.
12. Place sprinkles around base of cake.
13. Place 6-inch cake layer, cut side up, on top of frosted layers.
14. Spread 1/3 cup frosting on top. Top with remaining 6-inch layer, cut side down. Frost top and around side with frosting.
15. Place sprinkles around base of 6-inch cake.
16. Place cones in circle on top of cake. Decorate with sprinkles in center of top of cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.