Hat Cake

Name: Hat Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix (or your favorite flavor); Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box; 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Creamy White Frosting or 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting ( or your favorite flavor); Ribbon and edible flowers (dianthus, pansies, violas)

Ingredients:4
Servings:16

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 09/04/2025

Hat Cake

Ingredients:4
Servings:16

Parade this cake at a special occasion! Birthdays, teas or a hats-off-to-you celebration!

Hat Cake

Prep time:30 min
Total time:3 hr 45 min
Ingredients:4
Servings:16

Ingredient

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix (or your favorite flavor)
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Creamy White Frosting or 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting ( or your favorite flavor)
Ribbon and edible flowers (dianthus, pansies, violas)

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Bake and cool cake as directed on box--except use one 8-inch round pan and one 9-inch round pan. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.

Step 2
Cut 6-inch circle out of waxed paper; place on 8-inch layer. Cut cake around circle with small knife to make 6-inch round layer; place on 9-inch layer, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting. Frost with a thin layer of frosting. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting.

Step 3
Frost cake. Trim hat with ribbon and flowers. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Recipe Tips

*For all chocolate and devil's food cake mixes, use only 1 cup of the water.
To add texture to frosting just like the photo, gently roll clean wicker basket over frosting.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are not available for this recipe

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