Checkerboard Candy Clay Cake

What a great move for your next party! Use the Checkerboard Cake Set to bake a cake with multi-colored squares, then use homemade Candy Clay to duplicate the design on the cake surface.

AmountCake serves 12.

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Make candy clay one day in advance. Use light cocoa Candy Melts candy to prepare candy clay following recipe directions. Let set overnight.
Make cake. repare chocolate and white batters, separately, following recipe directions. Bake and cool 2-layer checkerboard cake according to pan directions. Assemble cake in checkerboard pattern according to pan directions. Place cake on foil-wrapped cake circle.
Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use spatula and white icing to ice cake smooth.
Make candy clay squares. Use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out candy clay 1/8 in. thick. Use knife to cut 27 squares, 1 5/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. Position squares on iced cake.