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Lucky Charms Cake Recipe

a favorite cereal made into a fabulous cake
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, celebration
Keyword birthday cake
Servings 12
Author Let's Talk Mommy

Ingredients

Two Round Cakes

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 3 cup sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting

  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract clear if you can find it
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp heavy cream
  • dash salt

Instructions

Cakes

  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F
  2. Spray two 11 inch round cake pans with cooking spray
  3. In a large bowl, mix together butter and shortening with electric mixer
  4. Add sugar slowly and mix well
  5. Add eggs one at a time and mix well
  6. In a separate small bowl mix together whole milk. buttermilk, and vanilla extract
  7. Add this to the large bowl and mix well
  8. In another separate bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt
  9. Add this to the large bowl slowly and mix well
  10. Beat all ingredients in the large bowl very well
  11. Evenly distribute cake batter in your two greased pans
  12. Don't over fill, you might have a little extra if you are using a different size pan
  13. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

Frosting

  1. In a large bowl cream your softened butter until it is smooth (2-3 mins) and the color has lightened
  2. Add sugar, a little at a time, mixing on the highest speed for a few seconds in between
  3. Add vanilla and a dash of salt, mix until well-incorporated
  4. Add heavy cream and mix well

Recipe Notes

For a firmer frosting, add more confectioner's sugar
For a softer frosting, add more heavy cream