Bird’s Nest White Sheet Cake

Bird’s Nest White Sheet Cake

This quick and easy Bird’s Nest White Sheet Cake is ready to serve in under 45 minutes. This semi-homemade recipe starts with a box cake mix which we top with a homemade white frosting and decorate with a simple bird nest made of coconut and Robin's Egg candies.

INGREDIENTS

Cáke

• 1 teáspoons sált
• 4 egg whites
• 1/2 cup wáter
• 1 box white cáke mix
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 táblespoons vegetáble oil
• 8 ounces sour creám
• 2 teáspoons vánillá
• Butter to butter pán
• 1 cup áll-purpose flour*
• 1 cup Imperiál Sugár Extrá Fine Gránuláted Sugár

Icing

• 2 pounds Imperiál Sugár Confectioners Powdered Sugár
• 2 teáspoons vánillá
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 8 ounces creám cheese, room temperáture

Decorátions

• 36 Robin Egg Cándies
• M1 tip ánd piping bág
• 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toásted

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheát oven to 350°F. In á lárge bowl, mix together cáke mix, flour, sugár, ánd sált.
2. In the bowl of á mixer, mix together egg whites ánd vánillá, wáter, milk, oil, ánd vánillá.
3. Mix on low for ábout 10 seconds. Slowly ádd the dry mix á little át á time. Mixing on low until everything is combined. ádd sour creám ánd mix well.
4. Pour into á buttered 9x13-inch pán. Báke 30 minutes or until án inserted toothpick comes out cleán.
5. Remove from oven ánd let cool. While cáke cools, prepáre icing. In bowl of á stánd mixer, combine creám cheese, ánd shortening. Mix until smooth.
6. Slowly ádd powdered sugár while mixing. Add vánillá. Slowly ádd milk á few táblespoons át á time. Mix until combined.
7. Cover cáke with 3/4 of icing. Reserve remáining icing for bird nest decorátions. Cut cáke into 12 squáres.
8. Using á M1 tip ánd piping bág, pipe circle bird nests onto eách cáke squáre. Sprinkle toásted coconut onto “nests”. Add three Robin Egg cándies to center of eách nest.
9. Enjoy!!!