How to Make a Building Block Birthday Cake

When you're planning a birthday party, the central element is the cake. The type of cake you make will set the theme for the rest of the party. If your child loves playing with building blocks, a building block birthday cake will be the hit of the party. Read on to learn how to make a building block birthday cake.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 13 by 9 inch cake
• 4 cups vanilla frosting
• Red, yellow and blue food coloring
• 16 large marshmallows cut in halves

1. Bake a cake from either a made-from-scratch cake or a cake mix cake for your building block birthday cake.
2. Remove the baked cake from the pan after letting it cool for 10 minutes. Allow it to sit on a wire rack for another hour to cool completely.
3. Cut the cake into three sections about four by nine inches each. Cut one of the thirds in half to form two smaller "blocks." Arrange cake blocks on 15 by 12 inch tray, cover with plastic wrap and freeze for one hour.
4. Color one cup of the frosting red, one cup yellow and one cup blue. Leave one cup white.
5. Frost one cake block blue, one red, one yellow and one white. Frost four marshmallow halves in matching colors for the smaller blocks and eight halves in matching colors for the larger blocks.
6. Arrange marshmallows on top of matching blocks in two even rows. Use extra frosting to attach.
7. Store the cake at room temperature, covered loosely with a clean cloth. Expect cheers when you serve the building block birthday cake at your party.

Tips & Warnings

• For help with baking the cake, see e-How's, "How to Bake the Perfect Cake." http://www.ehow.com/how_2078343_bake-perfect-cake.html
• Frost one cake block at a time, allowing the other blocks to remain in the freezer until you're ready for them.

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