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HALLOWEEN: Layer Cake With Candy Corn

October 29, 2015 at 3:08 pm · Filed under Cookies-Cake-Pastry, Halloween & Fall, Recipes

TOP PHOTO: Halloween Layer Cake from
Harry & David. BOTTOM PHOTO: Make your
own Halloween layer cake with this recipe.
Photo courtesy Taste Of Home.

If yesterday’s Spider Web Brownies didn’t blow your cobwebs away, how about a layer cake?

In addition to Halloween, the recipe below, from Taste Of Home, is also spot-on for October 30th, National Candy Corn Day.

There are two orange-colored labels and one chocolate layer. You’ll need three 9-inch round cake pans.

Prep time is 20 minutes, bake time is 30 minutes plus frosting and glaze.

RECIPE: HALLOWEEN LAYER CAKE

Ingredients For 12-16 Servings

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

1/4 cup baking cocoa (not cocoa drink mix)

1/4 cup water

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon orange extract

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

10 drops yellow food coloring

6 drops red food coloring

For The Frosting

3 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

5-3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoons milk

8 drops yellow food coloring

6 drops red food coloring

For The Glaze

3 ounces semisweet chocolate

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Candy corn for garnish

Preparation

1. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F.

2. CREAM the butter and sugar in a bowl, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each.

3. COMBINE the flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with the milk to creamed mixture. Mix well.

4. COMBINE the cocoa, water and vanilla; stir in 2 cups of the cake batter. Pour into a greased and floured 9-inch round baking pan.

5. ADD the orange extract, peel and food coloring to the remaining batter. Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans to wire racks.

6. MAKE the frosting: In a bowl, beat all frosting ingredients until smooth. Place one orange cake layer on a cake plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with chocolate layer; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second orange layer. Frost the sides and top of each.

7. MAKE the glaze: Microwave the chocolate and cream on high 1-1/2 minutes or, stirring once. Stir until smooth; let cool 2 minutes. Slowly pour over cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides. Garnish with candy corn.

TOP PHOTO: Edge the cake with rolled wafer cookies and top with candy corn. Recipe from TexasMonkey.Blogspot.com. BOTTOM PHOTO: Candy Corn Cheesecake. Recipe from from Tablespoon.com.