Trix Cereal Crunch Cake

Prep Time: 20 Minutes • Start to Finish: 1 Hour 20 Minutes • 12 servings

Kids will love this bright-colored cake with Trix cereal!

• 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist white cake mix
• Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
• Yellow, red, neon green and neon blue liquid food colors
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
• 1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker Whipped fluffy white frosting
• ½ cup Trix cereal

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans. Make cake batter as directed on box.

2 Divide cake batter evenly between two separate medium bowls (about 2 cups each). In one bowl, add 25 drops yellow food color and 4 drops red food color; mix well. Stir in orange peel. Pour into one of the pans. In other bowl, add 25 drops neon green food color and 2 drops neon blue food color; mix well. Stir in lime peel. Pour into other pan.

3 Bake and cool cake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds.

4 Place green cake layer top side down on serving plate. Spread ⅓ cup of the frosting on top. Top with orange cake layer, top side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle with cereal.

1 Serving: Calories 330; Total Fat 14g (Saturated Fat 3.5g, Trans Fat 2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 320mg; Total Carbohydrate 50g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 2g Exchanges: 1 Starch, 2½ Other Carbohydrate, 2½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3

Tip Neon food color gives the brightest color, but you can substitute regular food color if you don’t have the neon.