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Shamrock Pound Cake

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with our Shamrock Pound Cake! It's super easy to make using store bought cake mix and it's a fun project for the kids!
Prep time 15 minutes
Cook time 40 minutes
Total time 55 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 white cake box mixes
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups water
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • green food coloring
  • 2 9- inch loaf pans
  • 2.5 inch shamrock cookie cutter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Make the cake mixes (in two separate bowls) according to the box directions. Tint one of them with green food coloring, adding as much or as little until desired color is reached.
  • Grease both loaf pans and pour the green cake batter into one of them. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle, comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool down completely. Cut into 1-inch thick slices and cut out the center with the shamrock cookie cutter.
  • Pour a little bit of the untinted cake batter into the second greased loaf pan, enough to cover the bottom. Then place the shamrocks, upright, in a straight row down the middle. Pour enough batter over to cover the sides and top of the shamrocks.
  • Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick, inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool down completely before slicing. Cake will keep well wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for 5 days.