How to Make a Clown Cake

See you toddler smile when you make a birthday cake and ice cream cones decorated like clowns. It's easy and much less expensive than buying them ready-made.

Things You'll Need

• Bundt cake pan
• Pointed party hat
• Pom pom to glue on end of party hat
• Red licorice for mouth
• Raisins or brown M & M's for eyes
• Red maraschino cherry (well-drained) for nose, or a large red gumdrop
• Coconut tinted red for hair in the back
• Ice cream
• Pointed sugar cones
• Paper cupcake muffin cups

Instructions

1. Bake bundt cake according to recipe directions.

2. Cool and remove from pan and place on doily covered plate. Doily can be folded to look like clown's ruffled collar. Frost entire cake to cover.

3. Place candies on cake front to create face. Sprinkle coconut on back and sides of cake for clown's hair. Place hat over center hole.

4. Place a scoop of ice cream in each paper cupcake cup. Top with pointed sugar cone. Put candies on for face. Place on tray near cake or surround the cake with the little clown cones.