Halloween Fun Pumpkin Cake O Lantern Jack O Lantern Recipes

JACK-O'-LANTERN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 2-quart round casserole or 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl. Make 1 box cake batter as directed on box. Pour into casserole.
• Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 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, bake and cool remaining cake mix using same casserole or bowl.
• 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.)
• 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. Spread a thin layer of frosting over entire cake to seal in crumbs. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes. Frost entire cake with remaining orange frosting.
• 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.

HALLOWEEN FUN - PUMPKIN CAKE O' LANTERN (JACK O'LANTERN)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350° and butter two 10-inch bundt cake pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the milk, pumpkin, and vanilla extract until smooth.
• In another large bowl, beat the butter or margarine and oil together with an electric mixer until combined. Next, beat in the sugar. Then beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Alternately beat in the milk/pumpkin mixture and the flour mixture until just combined.
• Divide the batter between the two prepared pans. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
• Cool the cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then turn them out onto wire racks to cool completely.
• Frosting:
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract. Then beat in the powdered sugar gradually until the frosting is a spreadable consistency. Color about 1 cup of the frosting green and the rest orange.
• Assembly:.
• Trim the bottoms of the cakes so they lie flat against each other. Frost the flat surface of the bottom cake and place the other cake on top. Frost the entire cake orange. When the frosting dries, add green frosting leaves and top with the ice cream cone to create a stem.
• Decoration:.
• Sprinkle sugar over your work surface and use a rolling pin to flatten 12 large yellow and white gumdrops together into a pancake about 1/4 inch thick.
• Adults only - use a knife to cut out the eyes, nose and mouth. Microwave 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips for about 60 seconds.
• Dip the left side and bottom of the facial features in the melted chocolate. Dab a small amount of water onto the top surface of each feature, sprinkle the edible glitter on top, then press the facial features onto the cake.

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake according to package directions. Ingredients are based on the box I used. The recipe editor wouldn't let me say prepare cake mix according to package directions. Use a Bundt pan for best pumpkin shape.
• Cool.
• Tint frosting with orange food color. Frost cake.
• Use green ice cream cone for stem and decorate face with desired candy.