Balloon Cake

Name: Balloon Cake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 recipe Classic White Cake or 1 package 2-layer-size white cake mix; 1 recipe Creamy White Frosting or two 16-ounce cans vanilla frosting; Sky blue paste food coloring; Desired paste food colorings; Vanilla wafers; Red or black shoestring licorice; White nonpareils; 1 cup shortening; 1.5 teaspoon vanilla; 0.5 teaspoon almond extract; 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar (about 4 cups); 3 tablespoon milk; 4 egg whites; 2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 cup butter or shortening, softened; 1.75 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1.333 cup buttermilk or sour milk