Treasure Chest Cake

Brimming with candy coins and jewelry, this rich cake is a clever addition to a pirate-themed party.

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ingredients 11
Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 4 hr 50 min

Ingredients

1: box chocolate fudge cake mix

1: cup water

: Vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

: Tray, 24x20 inches, covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

: Yellow and orange paste food colors

1: container rich & creamy white frosting

: Red pull-and-peel licorice

: Gold foil-covered chocolate coins

: Candy necklaces

: Round hard candies

: Gummy ring, halved

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan--except use 1 cup water, the oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
2 From center of cake, cut one 3-inch crosswise strip (see diagram). Cut the strip diagonally in half to make two 9-inch triangular wedges. (Discard 1 cake wedge or reserve for another use.)
3 On tray, place a 9x5-inch cake piece. Stir food colors into frosting to make golden yellow. Spread 1 tablespoon of frosting on 1 edge of triangular wedge of cake. Attach wedge, frosting side down, to 9x5-inch cake piece on tray, placing wedge along top edge of larger cake piece. Freeze all cake pieces 1 hour.
4 Spread 1 tablespoon of frosting on top edge of triangular wedge of cake. Attach remaining 9x5-inch cake piece to cake wedge to look like partially opened treasure chest. To seal crumbs, frost cake with a thin layer of frosting. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Spread remaining frosting evenly over entire cake. Pull fork through frosting to look like wood grain.
5 Use pull-and-peel licorice to make handles and straps. Fill chest with chocolate coins, candy necklaces, and other hard candies. Add gummy ring half for clasp. Store loosely covered.

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Expert Tips

This treasure chest can be turned into a jewelry box for a princess party. Tint the frosting pink, and use colorful hard candies for gems and strings of candy for necklaces.

You can substitute a white cake mix for the chocolate. Make and bake as directed on white cake mix box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool as directed in recipe.

Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)

Calories: 400
Calories from Fat: 220),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 25g; 25%
(Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, 4 1/2% Trans Fat 2g 2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 330mg; 330%;
Total Carbohydrate: 43g; 43%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 29g 29% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 6%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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foxx553

report Posted Sep. 14, 2011 12:02 PM

I made this cake for a pirate party and it was a hit! The kids and even the adults could not believe how nice it came out! And it was easier than I thought. Gold wrapped coins and gummy octupus placed on and around the trunk worked perfectly!

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report Posted Jul. 29, 2011 1:32 PM

I made this for a pirate party where I also provided a rum cake from the carribean, & store bought cupcakes which were an emergency solution when someone could not recognize it was a treasure chest cake and I got embarrassed to show it. In the end people did recognize it the house and insisted I bring it out...it was the most requested of the 3 desserts! (I forgot the freezing step so it took a beating during the frosting phase making it harder to recognize.) But it was YUMMY and easy even with whatever shiny wrapped chocolates I happened to find! p.s. Fruit Gushers=tangy rubies & emeralds.