Candy Corn Cake

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Candy Corn Cake
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Prep Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr 45 min
Prep Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr 45 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 (18.25-ounce) package devil’s food or butter recipe chocolate cake mix
  2. 1 1/3 cups buttermilk*
  3. 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted
  4. 3 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Eggs
  5. 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  6. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  7. Frostings
  8. 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
  9. 6 cups powdered sugar
  10. 1 tablespoon vanilla
  11. 5 to 6 tablespoons milk
  12. 4 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened or semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
  13. Orange gel food color
  14. Yellow gel food color
  15. Decorations
  16. Candy corn
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside.
  2. Combine all cake ingredients in large bowl; beat at low speed 1 minute. Increase speed to high; beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
  3. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pans 5 minutes; invert onto wire cooling rack. Top with another cooling rack; invert again so cakes are right side up. Cool completely.
  4. Beat 1 cup butter in large bowl until creamy; add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, adding enough milk for desired frosting consistency. Remove 2 cups frosting to medium bowl; add melted chocolate. Beat until well mixed.
  5. Place 1 cake layer, top-side down, onto serving plate. Spread top with 1 cup chocolate frosting. Place second layer, top-side up, over frosted layer. Frost sides of cake with chocolate frosting. Spread a smooth, thin layer of chocolate frosting on top of second layer. Draw a circle 1 1/2 inches in from top edge of cake with toothpick. Draw another circle 1 1/2 inches in from first circle, leaving a 3-inch circle in center of cake.
  6. Using 1/2 cup white frosting, pipe stars or spread frosting in center circle. Remove 3/4 cup white frosting to medium bowl; tint with orange food color. Pipe stars or spread orange frosting on middle circle. Tint remaining frosting yellow. Pipe stars or spread yellow frosting in outer circle on top of cake.
  7. Use any remaining frosting to pipe a border on bottom edge of cake, if desired. Press pieces of candy corn onto sides of cake.
  8. *Substitute 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1 1/3 cups. Let stand 5 minutes.
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