Jack-o'-Lantern Cake
Recipe from Betty Crocker

For Halloween fun, bake this adorable Jack-o'-Lantern Cake. Everyone will wonder how you did that!


Jack-o'-Lantern Cake

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Servings: 24 servings
Prep Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins
Related Categories: Cake, Halloween, Halloween Cakes, Halloween Dessert, Halloween Party
 
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Ingredients
  • 2   boxes
    Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food or white cake mix
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    Water, vegetable oil and eggs or egg whites called for on cake mix box
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  • 2   containers
    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (1 pound each)
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    Yellow and red food color
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    green flat-bottom ice-cream cone
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    Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® chewy fruit snack rolls (any flavor)
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 325 degrees 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.
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. (Cake scraps can be saved and added to another recipe such as pudding or trifle if desired.)
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.

Tip:
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change for Devil's Food cake mix. Follow High Altitude cake mix directions for White cake mix and proceed as directed in recipe.
Nutrition information
Calories 450 (Calories from Fat 190); Total Fat 21g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 3 1/2g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 450mg; Total Carbohydrate 60g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 44g); Protein 4g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8%. Exchanges: 1 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 4. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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