Post by JJ Judkins on Oct 14, 2010 10:55:29 GMT -6
Halloween Poke Cake
TIP: Out of pumpkin candies? Add candy corn instead.
12-15 Servings Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + chilling
Ingredients
* 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) fudge marble cake mix
* 2 packages (3 ounces each) orange gelatin
* 1 cup boiling water
* 1/2 cup cold water
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1/3 cup baking cocoa
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 12 to 15 candy pumpkins
Directions
* Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a
* greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
*
* In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold
* water. With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes in cake about 2
* in. apart. Slowly pour gelatin over cake. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
*
*
* For frosting, in a small bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in the
* confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread
* over cake; top with candy pumpkins. Cover and refrigerate until
* serving. Yield: 12-15 servings.
TIP: Out of pumpkin candies? Add candy corn instead.
12-15 Servings Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + chilling
Ingredients
* 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) fudge marble cake mix
* 2 packages (3 ounces each) orange gelatin
* 1 cup boiling water
* 1/2 cup cold water
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1/3 cup baking cocoa
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 12 to 15 candy pumpkins
Directions
* Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a
* greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
*
* In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold
* water. With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes in cake about 2
* in. apart. Slowly pour gelatin over cake. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
*
*
* For frosting, in a small bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in the
* confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread
* over cake; top with candy pumpkins. Cover and refrigerate until
* serving. Yield: 12-15 servings.