Little Car Cakes

Health score
4%
Little Car Cakes
130 min.
12
380kcal

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Get ready to rev up your dessert game with these delightful Little Car Cakes! Perfect for birthday parties, playdates, or any celebration that calls for a touch of whimsy, these charming treats are sure to be a hit with both kids and adults alike. Imagine a colorful fleet of cake cars, each one uniquely decorated and bursting with flavor, making them not just a dessert but a fun centerpiece for your gathering.

With a simple yet delicious vanilla cake base, these Little Car Cakes are easy to make and can be customized to match any theme or color scheme. The vibrant frosting, made with bright food colors, adds a playful touch that will capture the attention of your guests. Plus, the creative use of candies and cookies for wheels, headlights, and even antennas makes decorating these cakes an enjoyable activity for the whole family.

Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or just want to bring a smile to someone's face, these Little Car Cakes are the perfect way to do it. They not only taste amazing but also provide a fun and interactive experience that will leave everyone talking long after the last crumb is gone. So, gather your ingredients, fire up the oven, and get ready to create a dessert that’s as fun to make as it is to eat!

Ingredients

  • 12 servings chocolate-covered peanuts with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil
  • 10  crème-filled chocolate sandwich cookies 
  • 12 servings purple gel food coloring green blue red yellow
  •  round cake 
  •  m&m candies yellow
  •  cranberry-orange relish red
  • 12 servings green beans black red
  • containers vanilla frosting 
  • box cake mix yellow

Equipment

  • oven
  • knife
  • wire rack
  • loaf pan
  • toothpicks

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of three 8x4-inch loaf pans, or spray bottoms with cooking spray.
  2. Make cake batter as directed on cake mix box. Divide batter evenly among pans.
  3. Bake 25 to 32 minutes (28 to 37 minutes for dark or nonstick pans) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Freeze cakes uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting.
  4. Remove 1/4 cup frosting from each container; set aside. To make purple frosting, stir 8 drops blue food color and 8 drops red food color into 1 container frosting. To make bright green frosting, stir 3 drops green food color and 3 drops yellow food color into other container frosting.
  5. Place 2 loaves, rounded sides down, on tray. To seal in crumbs, frost one with a thin layer of purple frosting; frost the other with a thin layer of green frosting.
  6. Cut remaining loaf crosswise in half; taper the cut edges slightly to form windshields.
  7. Place one half on each cake for cab, placing about 3 inches from front edge and with tapered windshield side toward front of car. Frost windows of cabs with a thin layer of reserved vanilla frosting; frost top and edges with a thin layer of colored frosting. Refrigerate or freeze cakes 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Frost entire cars with same colors.
  8. Use licorice to outline windows and make bumpers.
  9. Add starlight candies for headlights and taillights; add cookies for wheels and the spares.
  10. Place gumdrop on top of 1 car for beacon and add candles for radio antennas. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition Facts

Calories380kcal
Protein6.21%
Fat11.47%
Carbs82.32%

Properties

Glycemic Index
10.96
Glycemic Load
1.57
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
11.896521824857%

Flavonoids

Hesperetin
2.97mg
Naringenin
1.67mg
Luteolin
0.09mg
Kaempferol
0.26mg
Myricetin
0.09mg
Quercetin
1.55mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:380.07kcal
19%
Fat:4.92g
7.57%
Saturated Fat:1.9g
11.86%
Carbohydrates:79.48g
26.49%
Net Carbohydrates:76.63g
27.86%
Sugar:45.03g
50.03%
Cholesterol:51.13mg
17.04%
Sodium:668.37mg
29.06%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:6g
11.99%
Vitamin K:27.8µg
26.48%
Phosphorus:235.25mg
23.52%
Iron:4.07mg
22.61%
Folate:80.42µg
20.1%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
19.75%
Manganese:0.38mg
19.01%
Vitamin B2:0.32mg
18.91%
Calcium:154.36mg
15.44%
Vitamin C:12.52mg
15.18%
Vitamin B3:2.66mg
13.31%
Fiber:2.85g
11.41%
Selenium:6.77µg
9.68%
Vitamin A:483.67IU
9.67%
Magnesium:29.8mg
7.45%
Vitamin B6:0.15mg
7.32%
Copper:0.14mg
7.1%
Vitamin E:1.01mg
6.76%
Potassium:234.15mg
6.69%
Vitamin B5:0.58mg
5.8%
Zinc:0.6mg
3.98%
Vitamin B12:0.17µg
2.78%