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Jessica Day's Birthday Cake from New Girl
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Jessica Day’s Birthday Cake from New Girl

Jessica Day’s Birthday Cake from New Girl is a birthday cake that looks like Zooey Deschanel’s character, Jess, on the tv show called New Girl on FOX.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 24 slices
Calories 155kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes gluten free yellow cake mix I used Betty Crocker, prepared according to package
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 sticks
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Food coloring
  • Black licorice and red licorice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch square pan and an 8-round pan. Line with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Prepare cake mixes according to package instructions. Pour into prepared pans. Bake according to package instructions. Let cool. Place cakes on a cake board. Cut a little rounded piece off of square cake, so you can fit the round cake right next to it (like a head on top of shoulders).
  • Meanwhile, make the frosting. Place butter in large bowl, beat with an electric mixer on medium for 2 minutes. Turn mixer to low and gradually add sugar. Add cream and vanilla. Turn up to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Reserve 1 ¾ cups of icing, Frost cake with remaining icing. Then color ½ cup lavender, ½ cup peach, 1 tablespoon black, 2 tablespoons blue and leave remaining icing white. Make a face and neck with peach icing. Create a shirt with the lavender. Place remaining white icing in a small ziptop bag. Cut a tiny corner off and write Happy Birthday. Then create the eyes with the rest of the white. Add blue and black. Create hair and glasses with black licorice. Make a smile with red licorice.

Nutrition

Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 5mg | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 273IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg