To bake cake: Heat oven to 350° (mod.). Grease and flour three layer
pans. Use 12″ layer, 9″ layer, and 6″ layer—1½″ deep. Make 2 pkg. Betty
Crocker White Cake Mix. Increase mixing time 1½ times. Divide batter
among pans—about ½″ deep in each. Bake 12″ layer _30 to 40 min._ Cool in
pan. Refrigerate other two layers until 12″ layer is done. Bake 9″ layer
near rear of oven _30 to 35 min._, 6″ layer near front _25 to 30 min._
Repeat above directions, using two more pkg. white cake mix, making a
total of 6 layers.
To assemble cake: Make 2 pkg. Betty Crocker Fluffy White Frosting Mix.
Put two 12″ layers together with frosting on serving plate. Frost sides
and top. Place 9″ cardboard circle on top; then the 9″ layers put
together with frosting. Make 2 more pkg. frosting mix. Frost sides and
top of 9″ layers. Place 6″ cardboard circle on top. Repeat with 6″
layers. Mix another pkg. frosting mix. Make four times amount Decorator
Icing (p. 9), using vegetable shortening instead of butter.
To decorate cake:
1 Make scroll design for border around top and base of each layer, using
#96 flower tip.
2 Make swag design around layers, using #68 leaf tip in overlapping
motion.
3 Decorate top layer with lily-of-the-valley flowers and stems with #4
writing tip. Add leaves with #68 leaf tip.