Father's Day Recipes: Tasty Tie Cake

Make a necktie cake for dad!

Submitted by
Kayla Chong

The last thing Dad needs this Father's Day is another tie unless it's edible! Try a Father's Day recipe that will be a tasty treat instead of yard-sale fodder. Have your kid surprise him with this delicious tie-shaped cake. We're guessing he's gonna like it a whole lot more than anything off of a department store rack!

Dad's favorite cake mix or recipe
Baking paraphernalia:
Mixing bowl, spoons, measuring cup, measuring spoon.
A muffin tin
A rectangular cake pan
Oven
A knife
A piece of cardboard covered in aluminum foil:
It needs to be sturdy enough to hold the cake, so think cardboard box instead of cereal box.
Frosting
Embellishments:
Licorice, red cinnamon candies, fruit rolls, food coloring, chocolate candies, etc.

Help your kid mix or make up a batch of cake batter.
Pour a little batter into one section of the muffin tin and the rest into the rectangular pan.
Bake according to your recipe or the instructions on the box.
When the cakes are done, let them cool and then pop them out of the pans.
Help your kid cut the rectangular cake in half lengthwise.
Lay the pieces down on the cardboard end-to-end to make one long, thin piece of cake.
Have your kid put the cupcake at the top. This is the tie's "knot."
Then help her cut the other end into a "V" shape to look like the bottom of a tie. (Think of the cake scraps as the reward for all your hard work.)
Frost the cake in dad's favorite color and add decorations like red cinnamon candies for a polka dot tie or licorice sticks for a striped tie.
This recipe can save dad from the Father's Day complaint that his family has no taste in ties!