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Jelly Bean Cake

Source of Recipe

goodlookingcooking.com


Recipe Introduction

Note: if using cream cheese use 2 tsp baking powder and omit baking soda. If using sour cream use both the baking soda and the baking powder.

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List of Ingredients

1 cup (2 Sticks) butter or margarine
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Sour cream
OR
1 pkg 8 0z cream cheese
3 large Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla Or other tutti-frutti flavor
1 cup Mini jelly beans ( omit black/licorice ones )
1/2 cup Coconut (optional )
2 cups flour
1 tsp Baking soda ( see note )
1 tsp Baking powder (see note )
Dash salt
Colored sugar for garnish



Recipe


This is a nice colorful cake for Spring or Easter. I happen to love jelly
beans and changed a recipe I found on the Net to make this one! A nice
confetti type appearance when sliced.
Chop jelly beans into small pieces ( by hand or food processor with steel
blade ) Toss with a bit of flour to coat. Set aside. Beat butter or
margarine ( and cream cheese if using ) with sugar until fluffy. Beat in
extract, eggs and sour cream until smooth.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and blend into creamed
mixture. Reserve one cup plain batter and stir in jelly bean mixture (
and coconut if using ) to remaining batter. Grease and flour a Bundt pan
very well. Place and smooth 1 cup batter into pan and add remaining batter
and smooth top. Bake 325F about one hour or tested done and top springs
back when lightly touched with finger. Cool on rack 15 minutes and
carefully invert onto serving plate. Cool completely. Dust with powdered
sugar
or fine colored decorators sugar or frost with pastel colored powder sugar
frosting.