CELEBRATION CAKE

Celebration Cake image

Need a cake that's all dressed up to party? Try this caramel-soaked poke cake frosted with creamy COOL WHIP and decked out with pretty crushed candy.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 1h56m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted, ground
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
1 roll (11 pieces) ring-shaped hard candies, crushed

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans. Bake 26 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove cakes from pans.
Mix sour cream and milk until blended. Stir in caramel topping. Poke holes in warm cake layers with wooden skewer. Place 1 cake layer on plate; top with half the sour cream mixture. Spread with 1/4 cup COOL WHIP; cover with remaining cake layer. Drizzle with remaining sour cream mixture. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Frost top and side of cake with remaining COOL WHIP. Decorate with crushed candies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g