halloween pumpkin cake

Name: Halloween Pumpkin Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ****** - you bake 2 bundt cakes; 2 box(es) spice cake mix; ***** - this is what you put in each cake; 1/2 teaspoon(s) allspice, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 teaspoon(s) mace; 1 box(es) instant vanilla pudding small; 4 - eggs; 1 cup(s) applesauce; 1/2 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) raisins optional; 1 cup(s) walnut pieces or pecans optional; ****** - icing recipe; 4 - 8 oz pkgs cream cheese room temperature; 1 cup(s) 2 sticks butter unsalted at room temperature; 4 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 6 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; - orange and green food color; 1 - flat-bottom wafer ice cream cone

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51 Pinches

Linda Woodham

Cleveland, AL

Updated on Oct 24, 2011

I wish I had a picture to show you.It is an awesome cake. I found the recipe in Woman's Day magazine, I changed the cake to a cake mix to make it easier.My family loves it and all the neighborhood kids love coming in and having cake and hot chocolate on Halloween.There seems to be a lot of adults coming with the kids since I've started making this cake.lol It would be great for Halloween parties. HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield at least 24 or more depends on the slice size

Ingredients

****** - you bake 2 bundt cakes
2 boxes spice cake mix
***** - this is what you put in each cake
1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon mace
1 box instant vanilla pudding small
4 - eggs
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup raisins optional
1 cup walnut pieces or pecans optional
****** - icing recipe
4 - 8 oz pkgs cream cheese room temperature
1 cup 2 sticks butter unsalted at room temperature
4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
6 cups confectioners' sugar
- orange and green food color
1 - flat-bottom wafer ice cream cone

How To Make halloween pumpkin cake

Step 1

Pre heat oven 350-lightly oil then dust with flour 10 inch bundt pan.

Step 2

in a large mixing bowl mix cake mix and all ingredents together,pour in bundt pan and bake for 55 or 60 min or until tooth pick comes out clean. cool in pan 15 min then turn onto wire rack to cool completely. rinse out the pan and repeat for second cake.
Step 3

************ Icing************
Step 4

Beat cream cheese,butter,and vanilla together in large bowl until smooth.add confectioner's sugar a cup at time. beat until fluffy about 3 min.
Step 5

cut each cooled cake in half horizontally.spread 3/4 cup icing on the bottom half of each cake and sandwich with the tops.
Step 6

put 1/2 cup icing in a small bowl tint with green food coloring
Step 7

tint the remaining icing orange.place one cake on cake plate rounded side down.spread the top with 1/2 cup orange icing then set the 2nd cake flat side down on top of first cake,rounded side up.
Step 8

frost the entire cake with the remaining orange icing.refrigerate for 15 min.
Step 9

using green icing,frost the wafer cone.refregerate until ready to serve.
Step 10

crumple a piece of foil into a loose ball,insert into middle of cake and place the frosted cone on slightly at an angle on top to resemble a stem.
Step 11

note: you can make any kind of cake you like that goes with the cream cheese icing. I have made it with red velvet cake.I make eyes and a mouth out of black poster paper and stick on the pumpkin,then I start serving from the back.
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