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Jack-o'-Lantern Cake

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For Halloween fun, bake this adorable Jack-o’-Lantern Cake. Everyone will wonder how you did that!

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( 201 Ratings)

201 Ratings

5 Stars 72%

4 Stars 17%

3 Stars 5%

2 Stars 2%

1 Stars 4%

Member Reviews ( 33 )
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  • PREP TIME 1 Hr 30 Min
  • TOTAL TIME 4 Hr 30 Min
  • SERVINGS 24

 

2
boxes Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food or white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs or egg whites called for on cake mix box
2
containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Yellow and red food color
1
green flat-bottom ice-cream cone
Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® chewy fruit snack rolls (any flavor)
  • 1 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.
  • 2 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.
  • 3 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.)
  • 4 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.
  • 5 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.

Expert Tips

You may want to bake the cake a day ahead so there’s not a long wait and those involved in the decorating are at their creative best.

Just for fun, replace your usual entry in the pumpkin-carving contest with this tempting dessert.

Got questions? Our experts have the answers. Ask Betty now.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only))
  • Calories 380
    • (Calories from Fat 150),
  • Total Fat 17g
    • (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 2g),
  • Cholesterol 55mg;
  • Sodium 390mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 54g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 36g),
  • Protein 3g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 3 1/2 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 3 1/2;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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    Posted 10/21/2012 11:29:05 PM REPORT ABUSE CCMCCART-FROST said:
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    OH SO disappointed to see the video was missing. Yes I can figure out how to decorate it from the picture but would have loved to see how they applied the frosting to make it look so good. As someone else mentioned I will use my own carrot cake recipe and cream cheese frosting. Thank you for the great idea. CHEERS, CC
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    Posted 10/20/2012 2:47:56 PM REPORT ABUSE Benetar said:
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    Wonderful idea.... kids loved it.... I made a homemade carrot cake... and homemade cream cheese frosting for this recipe and followed the recipe for decorating... :)
    This reply was: Helpful  Inspiring
    Posted 10/21/2011 11:28:32 AM REPORT ABUSE bonniep72 said:
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    I just finished this cake for my son's birthday/halloween party. Doesn't look "quite" like the picture but it's really cute, and I think it turned out pretty well considering I'm not a professional cake decorator. For anyone considering this, just be sure to watch the video and read the other reviews for hints and tricks. The only thing I did that wasn't mentioned is leveled off the cakes - took maybe 1/2 inch off the top of each - before I put them together to make a more perfect round shape. I used a pyrex bowl that I've always used as a mixing bowl but the bottom said "ovenware" and it worked like a charm. Great idea, Betty Crocker! I'm sure my son will be thrilled tomorrow.
    This reply was: Helpful  Inspiring
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