Spiderweb Applesauce Cake

 

2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1

cup granulated sugar

1

cup packed brown sugar

2

teaspoons baking powder

1

teaspoon baking soda

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

cup vegetable oil

1

cup applesauce

1

teaspoon vanilla

4

eggs

1

container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy dulce de leche or cream cheese frosting

1/4

cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 1-lb container)

24

brown candy-coated peanut butter candies (from 12.7-oz bag of multicolored candies)

24

brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits (from 12-oz bag of multicolored baking bits)

2

tablespoons Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (from 1-lb container)

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• 2 In large bowl, mix flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Add oil, applesauce, vanilla and eggs; beat with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Spread in pan.
• 3 Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and surface is deep golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 4 Frost with dulce de leche frosting. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows, but leave in pan.
• 5 To decorate, spoon vanilla frosting into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and cut off 1 tiny corner. Pipe vanilla frosting in a spiral in corner where 4 squares meet (see diagram). Pull a toothpick from corner of each square through lines of frosting 4 to 5 times to create spiderweb. Repeat to make 6 webs.
• 6 Place 1 peanut butter candy and 1 baking bit next to spider web on each square. Spoon chocolate frosting into another resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and cut off 1 tiny corner. Pipe chocolate frosting to make 6 legs for each spider.