SHAMROCK CUTOUT POUND CAKE

Shamrock Cutout Pound Cake image

My son Gabriel loves surprises inside cakes, like seeing a shamrock when this cake is sliced. Everyone wants to know how it's done. - Angela Lively, Spring, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h50m

Yield 1 loaf (16 slices).

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 packages (16 ounces each) pound cake mix
10 drops green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 to 5 teaspoons 2% milk

Steps:

Preheat oven according to package directions. Grease a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Prepare one package cake mix according to package directions, adding food coloring and extract before mixing batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake and cool as package directs., Cut cooled cake into 1-in.-thick slices. Cut slices with a 2-1/2-in. shamrock-shaped cookie cutter (save remaining cake for another use). Stand shamrock slices at an angle in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan., Prepare remaining cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter around and over shamrock slices. Bake and cool as package directs., For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Pour glaze over cake, allowing some to flow over sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 228 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 43mg cholesterol, Sodium 181mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.