Girl Scout cake bake

[A home for their hearts]

My dd girl scout cluster is having a cake bake (cake walk) and I am not creative at all. I need some simple and cheap ideas for a cake. Know of any ideas or website that I can get some ideas off of?

Some of the categories are:

Ymmiest Looking

Funniest

Best Girl Scout Theme

Best Use of candies

best animal

most colorful

best patriotic theme

best holiday theme

best winter and summer theme

[JudoMom]

Check out Family Fun's website. They've got some fun & easy cakes. :)

 

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/minisite2/cakes_and_cupcakes/

[kat19]

Not sure what kind you want to make, but even if you do a search you will find lots of ideas :)

 

Here's one:

Thanks-A-Lot? Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients:

1 package Thanks-A-Lot?cookies, crushed

1 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened

1/2 cup milk

2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix

1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Instructions:

Combine Thanks-A-Lot? cookies, butter and sugar in a 9x13 inch baking dish and press mixture into sides and bottom of dish. In a large bowl, combine ice cream and milk with electric mixer. Blend in pudding mix, then pour mixture into prepared crust. Top with whipped topping and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Refrigerate until served.

 

Or:

Razzle Dazzle Carrot-Cinnamon Cupcakes

Ingredients:

Cake:

1 18-oz. box carrot cake mix

? cup orange juice

? cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained

16 Cinna-Spins? Girl Scout Cookies?, coarsely crumbled

? cup sweetened flaked coconut

 

Frosting:

? cup butter or margarine, softened

1 12-oz. package cream cheese, softened

1 16-oz. package powdered sugar

1? tsp. vanilla extract

1 tube orange decorating gel or icing

Flaked coconut tinted with green food coloring

24 Cinna-Spins?, crumbled

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350?F. Line cupcake pans with paper baking cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix, orange juice, oil, eggs and pineapple on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in Cinna-Spins? crumbles and coconut. Fill each cup 2/3 full (an ice cream scoop works well!). Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely.

 

To make frosting, beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with a mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat at low speed to combine. Beat on high speed 10 seconds or until smooth. Spread about 2 tablespoons frosting on top of each cupcake. Sprinkle Cinna-Spins? crumbles on top of frosting. With orange decorating gel make zig zag carrot design in center of each cupcake. Sprinkle green colored coconut at top of each carrot. Store in refrigerator.