Tuesday, October 27, 2009

New Dessert Recipe!

Need a new recipe to make for your friends or family this Halloween? Try this one! It really looks like a pumpkin!





Jack-o'-Lantern Cake (BettyCrocker.com)






What you'll need:



  • 2 boxes devil's food or white cake mix

  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs or egg whites called for on cake mix box

  • 2 containers (1 lb. each) of vanilla icing

  • yellow and red food coloring

  • one green or brown flat bottom ice cream cone

  • any flavor of fruit roll ups



1. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 2-quart round casserole or 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl. Make 1 box cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs or egg whites. Pour batter into casserole.



2. Bake devil's food cake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, white cake about 1 hour 10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove cake from casserole; place rounded side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Make and bake remaining cake mix using same casserole or bowl and following the same steps.



3. With sharp knife, carefully slice piece from top of each cake to make flat surface where cakes will be placed together to form pumpkin shape.



4. In medium bowl, place frosting; tint with 9 drops yellow and 6 drops red food color to make orange frosting. On plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread 2/3 cup of the orange frosting over cake almost to edge. Place second cake, rounded side up, on frosted cake to make round shape. Frost entire cake with remaining orange frosting.



5. Trim ice-cream cone to desired height for stem; place upside down on cake. Cut out eyes, nose, mouth, vines and leaves from fruit snack rolls. Place on frosted cake to form face. Store tightly covered at room temperature.



I know it sounds like a lot of work, but it definitely looks worth it!



Happy Halloween!



by Lauryn Ragland

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