cream party cake & butter-cream-cheese frosting

CREAM PARTY CAKE

&

butter-cream-cheese frosting

Whenever I make a cake that I plan on frosting and decorating, I ALWAYS make the cake {the day before} and put it in the freezer or refrigerator overnight or until I'm ready to frost it. This make it SO easy to frost because it doesn't get all crumbly and messy. 

**The letters and heart pictured on the cake are made from sticks of bubblegum. So easy!**

cream party cake

Cake Ingredients:
2 boxes cake mix, any flavor (I used strawberry)
2 cups water
2/3 cups canola or vegetable oil
6 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 package instant pudding, any flavor (I used cheesecake)

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray three 9-inch round cake pans with non-stick spray
2. Mix all ingredients until completely combined (a couple minutes in my kitchen-aid was enough. hand mixer will work just as good)
3. Pour mixture evenly divided into all three round cake pans
4. Bake for 29-33 minutes
5. Remove pans from oven and immediately drop onto counter top (about 4-6 inches away) a few times. This will help make the cake more dense (a little trick I learned from my sister-in-law)
6. Place hot cakes into fridge or freezer until next day.

perfect butter-cream-cheese frosting

Frosting Ingredients:

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 stick butter, softened

1/4 cup canned milk **

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 bag (32-ounce) powdered sugar

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients, except powdered sugar, in mixer

2. Slowly add in powdered sugar (can add a little more milk if needed) until frosting gets to desired consistency.

STACK ALL THREE LAYERS OF CAKE

SPREAD FROSTING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER

FROST CAKE COMPLETELY IN A SWIRLY DESIGN

STORE CAKE IN REFRIGERATOR UNTIL PARTY TIME!