Halloween Pumpkin Cake |
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| | | | 1 | package | Cake, Yellow Mix | 1 | cup | pumpkin, canned | 1/3 | cup | oil, vegetable | 1/2 | cup | oil, vegetable | 1 1/2 | cups (8 fl oz) | water | 2 | teaspoons | cinnamon, ground | 1/2 | teaspoon | nutmeg, ground | 8 | large | eggs | 1 | package (18.50 oz) | chocolate cake mix | 1 | package (3.5 oz) | chocolate pudding, dry mix, regular | 1/2 | cup | mayonnaise |
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| | 1 | Preheat oven to 350 degrees. | | 2 | Grease and flour two Bundt pans. | | 3 | In a large bowl, mix yellow cake mix, pumpkin, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 3/4 cup water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 4 eggs just until well blended (about 1 minute). | | 4 | Pour into one of the prepared pans. | | 5 | Clean bowl. | | 6 | In the large bowl, mix chocolate cake mix, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 3/4 cup water, chocolate pudding mix, and mayonnaise. | | 7 | Add 4 eggs, one egg at a time. Mix after each egg. | | 8 | Mix batter on high speed for 2 minutes, then pour into second prepared pan. | | 9 | Place both bundt pans in oven and bake for about 50 minutes. | | 10 | Remove from oven and cool for 15 minutes. | | 11 | Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on wire racks. | | 12 | To Assemble: | | 13 | Cut flat side of both cakes to make an even bottom. Save the trimmings. | | 14 | Place the pumpkin cake, rounded side down, on a platter. | | 15 | Spoon filling evenly onto cake. | | 16 | Place chocolate cake on top, flat side to flat side. | | 17 | Fill center hole with reserved trimmings. | | 18 | Frost entire cake(s) using an up and down sweep to give a pumpkin like appearance. | | 19 | Decorate your pumpkin. Some suggestions: Use shoe string licorice for facial features and pumpkin lines. Use a snack cake roll as the stem. Use lime flavored fruit slice candies as leaves. Or you can use colored frostings. |
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| | | | 8 | ounces | (8-ounce) pkg of cream cheese, softened to room temperature | 1/2 | cup, unsifted | sugar, powdered | 1/4 | cup | sour cream |
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| | 1 | In a medium bowl, whip cream cheese. | | 2 | Add powder sugar and sour cream. Whip until smooth |
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| | | | 1 | cup | Shortening, vegetable | 1/2 | cup (8 fl oz) | water | 2 | teaspoons | vanilla extract | 1 | tablespoon | orange extract | 1/4 | teaspoon | food coloring, red etc. |
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| | 1 | In another bowl, add shortening. | | 2 | In a 1 cup measuring cup, add vanilla and orange extract. Add enough water to measure 1/2 cup of fluid. | | 3 | Add 1/2 of fluid mixture to shortening and blend well. Scrap sides of bowl and mix again. | | 4 | Add half of the powder sugar and blend well. Scrape sides and mix again. | | 5 | Add the remaining fluid mixture and blend well. Scrape sides and mix again. | | 6 | Add powder sugar, mixing well, until frosting will hold a peak. | | 7 | Add red and yellow food coloring to desired pumpkin color. |
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