How to Make a Colts Birthday Cake

Show off pride for the Indianapolis Colts with a themed birthday cake. With this recipe, not only will the top of the cake show off the team colors, but the inside will, too. Use this cake for any Colts fan's birthday party. Depending on how you want the main portion of the cake to look, you can use toppers or candy. You could even put the recipient's favorite player's number on the top or give him his own jersey number.

Things You'll Need

  • White or yellow cake batter
  • Two bowls
  • Food coloring
  • Spoons
  • Cake pan
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 1-cup measuring cups
  • Icing knife
  • Cake topper or candy horseshoe
  • Candy letters
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Instructions

  1. Cake

    • 1

      Pour half of the cake batter into one bowl. Leave the other half of the batter in another bowl. It's fine of the amounts aren't exact. Squeeze six drops of blue food coloring into one of the the plain-colored batter bowls and stir it.

    • 2

      Spray the cake pan, including the inner sides, with cooking spray.

    • 3

      Scoop out a cup of the blue batter. Pour it into the pan so it covers the bottom.

    • 4

      Pour a scoop of white batter on top of the blue. Alternate between the white and blue batter until you run out. Do not stir the two together.

    • 5

      Place in the oven and bake for the amount of time stated in the recipe.

    • 6

      Remove the baked cake from the oven. Set it aside to cool completely.

    • 7

      Run a knife along the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan once it is cool. Flip the cake over onto a cake board.

    Decorations

    • 8

      Spread white icing all over the cake. Smooth out the icing with an icing knife dipped in lukewarm water.

    • 9

      Place the cake topper or candy horseshoe onto the cake. It can sit anywhere you want.

    • 10

      Spell out the word "Colts" on the icing with the candy letters. You can add "Indianapolis," "Happy Birthday" or anything other saying you want to.

    • 11

      Scoop two cups of icing into a clean bowl. Add four drops of blue food coloring and stir until the icing turns blue. Cut the bottom corner of a zipper bag. Drop a star icing tip into the bag. Push the tip into the open corner, but not through it. Fill the bag with the blue icing. Close the bag.

    • 12

      Hold the bag with one hand just above the tip and the other on the upper portion of the bag a 1/2 inch above the edge of the cake. Using your hands, work the icing through the tip and onto the edge of the cake to create a border. You can also create a border where the bottom of the cake meets the cake board. Serve the cake.