CHECKERS CAKE
It doesn't take strategy or luck to pull together this simple checkerboard cake. When the gumdrop game pieces are in place, play a game—the winner gets the first slice.
List of Ingredients
6 cups white frosting
1 baked 8-inch square cake (or 2, for a double layer)
32 squares of red Fruit by the Foot
12 giant yellow gumdrops
12 giant green gumdrops
Black rope licorice Recipe
Frost the cake. Using a knife and ruler, lightly mark a grid, 8 by 8 squares.
Place the fruit leather in alternating squares. Set up the gumdrop playing pieces and outline the board with licorice.