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TaDa – How to Make a Dreidel Cake

November 14, 2019 by Ellen Zimmerman Leave a Comment

Is a dreidel cake better than any other Hanukkah treat? Not really, but . . .

Hanukkah cookiesI love all kinds of desserts for Hanukkah – from the cookies I made when I was a kid and that I made with our girls and our niece (with cookie cutters and colored sugar) to jelly-filled doughnuts to chocolate gelt.

 

But there is something truly festive about a cake for a family gathering. This year, why not try making a dreidel-shaped cake?

You can use a simple box mix and bake it in a 9” x 13” x 2” pan.

Dreidel Cake Directions

  1. Cut 2 triangles off the bottom.
  2. Then place the triangles together at the top of the cake to create the handle of the dreidel.
  3. Frost however you’d like. Then embellish with what’s most age-appropriate for the little hands helping you.

Decorating Options

Decorate with sprinkles, colored sugar, or chocolate chips.
Outline the edges with M&Ms or jelly beans.
Make a gimel pattern in the middle of the cake with icing.
Use licorice strips to draw a dreidel shape; pipe with frosting.

This year, I also purposely saved some of the Halloween candy we gave out, because it has great potential for decorating desserts. Instead of buying a bag of my favorite chocolate candies, which I would be hard-pressed to avoid, I got the huge Costco bag of gummy shapes, sweet tarts, Skittles, Starburst, Nerds, and Swedish Fish, many of which are colorful.

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