Yields one 8-inch round and one half 6-inch sphere cake
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons red gel color
White buttercream frosting in a decorating bag
White royal icing in a decorating bag with a #2 tip
Hand mixer with attachments
Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
In a medium bowl mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
In a small bowl, mix together milk and sour cream and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy using an electric hand mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition.
On low speed, alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk mixture to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Pour 2/3 of the batter into a greased ball pan and 1/3 of the batter into the 8-inch cake pan.
Bake the cake in the ball pan for 55 minutes and the 8-inch cake for 25 minutes.
Remove the cakes from the oven and cool completely.
Using a template, cut the 8-inch cake into the shape of the bill of Mario’s hat.
Frost 8-inch round cake and attach the half-sphere cake.
Frost the entire cake with a thin layer of frosting and chill the cake for 30 minutes.
Roll out red fondant to a ¼ inch thick and cover entire cake.
Use the Mario Hat Template to make a fondant logo.
Attach the logo to the front of the cake.
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