Description
This Igloo Cake is a fun, festive alternative to a gingerbread house. Made with boxed cake mix, blue-tinted frosting, and marshmallow ‘ice blocks,’ it’s easy to assemble and perfect for winter celebrations.
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- All-purpose flour (for dusting pans)
- 1 box (15.25 oz) vanilla cake mix
- Ingredients listed on the cake mix box (typically eggs, oil, and water)
- 1 container (16 oz) vanilla frosting
- 3 to 5 drops blue gel food coloring
- 1 store-bought cake donut, sliced in half
- 1 bag (10 oz) regular-sized marshmallows
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup crushed blue rock candy
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8-inch round cake pan and an 8-inch ovenproof bowl with cooking spray, then dust lightly with flour.
- Prepare the cake mix according to package directions.
- Pour slightly more than half the batter into the bowl and the rest into the round pan.
- Bake both, rotating halfway through: the flat cake for 25 minutes, and the bowl cake for about 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Mix vanilla frosting with blue food coloring to desired shade.
- Level both cakes using a serrated knife. Frost the flat layer and stack the bowl-shaped cake on top (flat side down). Frost the entire cake.
- Attach donut halves with frosting to form an entrance tunnel. Cover the donut with frosting.
- Cut large marshmallows in half lengthwise and press them into the frosting in neat rows from bottom to top.
- Cut mini marshmallows in half and use them to decorate the entrance.
- Sprinkle crushed blue rock candy over the top and dust with confectioners’ sugar to resemble snow.
Notes
- Use white frosting instead of blue for a more classic snow igloo look.
- Substitute other cake flavors like chocolate or funfetti for variety.
- Shredded coconut or clear sprinkles can be used for added texture and decoration.
- Bake the cake layers a day ahead for easier assembly.
- Great project for decorating with kids!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 44g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 66g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
