Father's Day was created to complement Mother's Day. The holiday celebrates fathers, fatherhood and parenting, role models, paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society.
Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, though it is also celebrated widely on other days by many other countries. It's not a federal holiday. Source
Father's Day is an occasion to mark and celebrate the contribution that a man has made to your life. It's a relatively modern holiday so different families have a range of traditions.
These can range from a simple phone call or greetings card to gifts of sports items or clothing, electronic gadgets, outdoor cooking supplies and tools for household maintenance and large parties honoring all the 'father' figures in a particular extended family. Father figures can include fathers, step-fathers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers and great-grandfathers and other male relatives and friends. Source
Father's Day Shirt Cake with Butter Cream Frosting
Serves 20
1 Betty Crocker Rich Chocolate Cake Mix
1 recipe Decorating Butter Cream, see directions for link to recipe
Yellow, blue, and green food-color paste
Prepare our Rich Chocolate Cake as directed for 13" by 9" baking pan. Bake and cool as directed.
Prepare our Decorating Butter Cream. Tint 2 cups butter cream light yellow. Tint 1/2 cup butter cream deep royal blue. Tint 1/2 cup butter cream kelly green. Leave remaining butter cream white.
With metal spatula, spread yellow butter cream over top and sides of cake. With toothpick, trace outlines in butter cream to resemble a shirt collar and tie.
Spoon all but 1/4 cup white butter cream into a decorating bag fitted with a small writing tip (1/8-inch opening). Wrap bag with plastic wrap to prevent frosting from drying out; set aside.
With small metal spatula, spread remaining white butter cream inside collar outline. Spread blue and green butter creams in alternating 1-inch-wide bands inside tie outline. Use white frosting in bag to pipe outline around collar and tie, then pipe thin white lines between blue and green bands. Use blue butter cream to make dots for buttons on collar points. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutritional Information (amount per serving)
Calories 470; Carbohydrates 69g; Cholesterol 47mg; Sodium: 4mg; Fat 21g; Protein 4g; Sodium 420mg
Butter Cream Frosting
Frosts 1 standard size cake
1 cup(s) (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
6 cup(s) (about 1 1/2 16-ounce packages) confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup(s) half-and-half or light cream
1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract
In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat all ingredients just until blended. Increase speed to medium and beat until frosting is smooth and fluffy, about 1 minute, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Makes about 3 3/4 cups.
Nutritional Information (amount per serving)
Calories 60; Carbohydrates 9; Cholesterol 1mg; Sodium: 35mg; Fat 3g; Sodium 35mg
* Source: Good Housekeeping Cake, Butter Cream Frosting
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Happy Father's Day to every father and father-to-be, to every man who has been a mentor, role model, guide, cheerleader, supporter, friend and good example, and to all those men who you honor on this extraordinary day.