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Soccer Ball Cake

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"Neat way to make a ball shaped cake. Perfect for birthday parties. Kids love it." — Tracy

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Original recipe makes 1 - 2 1/2 to 3 quart bowl Change Servings

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting

12 black licorice whips
3/4 cup white sugar

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Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 2 1/2 to 3 quart ovenproof bowl. Place sugar in a bowl and stir in black food color until desired color is achieved. Set aside.
Pour prepared cake batter into the prepared bowl and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cake cool for 15 minutes in the bowl then invert and let cake cool completely.
Once cake is completely cool trim flat side of cake and place on a cake board. Trim edges into a ball shape. Frost with the white frosting. Next using a toothpick draw a pentagon in the center top of the cake. Surround the pentagon with five hexagons. Repeating to cover entire cake. Cover lines with black licorice cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Fill the pentagon shapes with black colored white sugar.

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I used the bowl and cake directions to make this cake. Instead of the licorice I searched the net for something different. I used the white frosting II/wedding cake icing recipes from this site to put a thin layer of icing on first. Used a paper pattern to cut out the hexagon and pentagon shape. Traced onto the cake with a toothpick. Used a regular tip to draw the outline on the ball blue (colored small amount of icing). Used a star tip to fill in all the white parts of the cake with the remaining icing. Lastly, I placed coconut in a ziploc bag and put in some green food coloring to coat. (the grass around the ball). My 15 year old son who LOVES soccer LOVED this cake for his birthday

—GodivaGirl

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Oct 31, 2006

I love this idea. I made a baseball cake instead, but equally fabulous. Once the cake came out for the team party all the cameras started snapping. The possibilities are endless with a half round; you can make any type ball or even shove a doll in the center and make it a dress. Imagination is a good thing.

—Soifua

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Apr 29, 2008

What a great idea - I'm no great cake decorator but this worked well even for me! Cooked the ball in a metal pudding basin, and a field in a large rectangular pan. Pressing shapes of pentagons/hexagons into white icing with a toothpick made it easy to pipe the black lines and they did not run. Looked fantastic & very popular with all at my son's 8th birthday party.

—TiredAussieMum

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Jul 21, 2010

I used the Wilton Ball Pan to bake my cake. It took about 50 mins to bake. I put a buttercream crumb crust on first. I totally overlooked the toothpick trick and used clear gel and the template to put my markings on the cake. I'm sure the toothpicks would've worked better. I only decorated half the cake because the icing was warming up and I was getting worn out! Please ignore the "grass" as I'm missing the correct tip. I've just purchased fondant that I'm going to try out. I think the pattern will turn out better that way.

—Jo

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Mar 10, 2011

I have the soccer ball cake pan and it worked perfectly for my husbands scary eyeball birthday cake that my kids wanted me to make. Fun!

—Jenn Horton

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Jun 03, 2005

I tried it out just recently for my son!!! thanks sooo much!! Where did you come up with this idea? Have you ever made it for someone (when?) -what was the response?

—FELICIA16

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May 01, 2009

I made this for my son, Michael's 4th birthday, and he LOVED it! Everyone was complimenting it all day. Thanks so much for the recipe.

—huntingtonmom

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Jan 27, 2008

I made this for a friend's birthday party in a local restaurant and all the staff were amazed. Really easy to make. I used cherry laces, but it still looked good.

—mrs smiff

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Nutrition

Calories
851 kcal
43%

Carbohydrates
159.5 g
51%

Cholesterol
2 mg
< 1%

Fat
22.1 g
34%

Fiber
0.9 g
4%

Protein
4.3 g
9%

Sodium
734 mg
29%

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

Nutritional Information

Soccer Ball Cake

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 851
Calories from Fat: 199

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 22.1g 34 %
Saturated Fat 3.7g 19 %
Cholesterol 2mg < 1 %
Sodium 734mg 29 %
** Potassium 97mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrates 159.5g 51 %
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 4 %
Protein 4.3g 9 %
Sugars 117.4g
Vitamin A < 1 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 15 %
Iron 14 %
** Thiamin 17 %
** Niacin 20 %
** Vitamin B6 4 %
** Magnesium 3 %
** Folate 53 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.