Food

2 9- x 13-in. store-bought cakes in complementary flavours (e.g. 1 chocolate, 1 vanilla)
2 cups vanilla or chocolate icing
12 small cookies (6 chocolate, 6 plain)

1. Buy 2 different cakes of same size and height. Choose flavours that go together, such as vanilla or coconut and chocolate.
2. Using dental floss, cut each cake into 2-in. squares and rearrange onto a platter or cake board, alternating colours, to form a checkerboard-patterned rectangle.
3. Pipe your choice of store-bought icing onto seams.
4. Garnish squares with alternating vanilla and chocolate cookies like checkers!