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Pumpkin Harvest Cake

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Pumpkin Harvest Cake
  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 4 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24
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Embrace autumn with a sweet no-mess pumpkin cake.
Feb 4, 2015

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes Betty Crocker* SuperMoist* Carrot Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxes

  • 2 containers Betty Crocker* Creamy Deluxe* vanilla frosting
  • Orange food colour paste or gel (or yellow and red)
  • Pull-apart green licorice twists
  • Betty Crocker* Fruit Roll-Ups* chewy fruit snack rolls (any flavour)
  • Edible glitter, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 325ºF. Spray 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, make 1 box of cake batter as directed on box. Pour batter into ovenproof bowl. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Run knife just around top edge of cake. Remove cake from bowl; place rounded side up on cooling rack. Repeat with remaining box of cake mix to make second cake. Cool cakes completely, about 1 hour.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, tint frosting with orange food colour paste (or use yellow and red) to make orange frosting. Trim bottoms of both cakes to form flat surfaces. Place 1 cake, round side down, on plate. Spread 2/3 cup of the orange frosting over flat side of cake almost to edge. Place second cake, round side up, on frosted cake to make round shape. Frost entire cake with remaining orange frosting.
  • 3
    To make stem, cut twist of licorice crosswise into thirds. Gather pieces together and twist. Use toothpick to make hole in top of cake; insert licorice stem. Pull apart licorice to make vines. Cut leaves from fruit snack rolls. Garnish cake with vines and leaves. Sprinkle with glitter. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Substitution: Instead of licorice, use a green flat-bottom ice cream cone for a stem, placing it upside down.
  • Tip 2
    Tip: Add a face to the pumpkin by cutting out eyes, a nose and a mouth from fruit snack rolls.
  • Tip 3
    Success: To keep the licorice "stem" together, bind the pieces with a rubber band and remove shortly before serving.

Nutrition Information

410 Calories, 20g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 54g Total Carbs, 36g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 24 Servings
Calories
410
Total Fat
20g
Saturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
55mg
Sodium
350mg
Total Carbs
54g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
36g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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