This delicious recipe is quick and easy and is really great for a theme birthday party featuring lost treasure, or treasure hunts....I used the gold-wrapped chocolate coins and scattered them all around the treasure chest and onto the cake sheet, too. It really makes a special treat for treasure lovers everywhere!

• 1 12oz. package Entenmann's All Butter Pound Loaf
• 8 oz. Cool Whip~thawed
• assorted jewel-like candies (ie. fruit chews, raspberries, cubed jello, gumdrops) see below*
• 1 pretzel rod, cut into three pieces
• candies such as miniature chocolate bars & black licorice
• Pretzels cut into three pieces (or couple of classic shaped pretzels for handles of chest)

Directions:

1. Cut 1/2" horizontal slice off top of cake; set slice aside for lid.
2. Carefully hollow out center of cake, leaving 1/2" shell on bottom and sides; reserve removed cake for snacking or other use.
3. Spoon 1 cup of the whipped topping into cake shell. Frost sides with 1-1/2 cups whipped topping.
4. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
5. Just before serving, place assorted "Jewels" over whipped topping in cake shell.
6. Angle reserve cake slice over jewels using pretzel rod pieces to resemble an open chest lid.
7. Frost slice with remaining whipped topping. Decorate with miniature candy-coated semi-sweet chocolate candies and licorice. Add remaining pretzels to ends of chest for handles.
*I've used the gold-foil chocolate coins in place of the other candies and the end result looked wonderful- try it for yourself!

~Recipe by Cool Whip

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