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    Candy Corn Chocolate Cakes


    Source of Recipe


    Southern Living

    List of Ingredients




    Candy Corn Chocolate Cakes


    � 2 cups sugar $
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    � 2 cups all-purpose flour $
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    � 1 cup cocoa
    � 1 cup vegetable oil $
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    � 1 teaspoon salt $
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    � 2 large eggs $
    � 1 cup buttermilk
    � 1 cup hot water
    � 2 teaspoons baking soda
    � 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    Buttercream Frosting
    � 1 cup butter or margarine, softened $
    � 1 (2-pound) package powdered sugar
    � 1/3 cup milk $
    � 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    � Orange paste food coloring
    � Yellow paste food coloring

    Recipe





    Beat first 6 ingredients in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in buttermilk.

    Stir together 1 cup hot water and baking soda; stir into batter. Stir in vanilla. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.

    Bake at 350� for 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

    Freeze layers 30 minutes. Cut each layer into 8 wedges.

    Pipe frosting on top and sides of cake wedges to resemble candy corn. Using a medium star tip, pipe white frosting on the small end of each cake, yellow frosting on center, and orange on wide end.
    Buttercream Frosting
    � Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add milk, beating until spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla.

    � Stir orange food coloring into 1 1/2 cups frosting. Stir yellow food coloring into 1 1/4 cups frosting.


 

 

 


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