2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup hot water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1. Beat first 6 ingredients in a
large bowl at medium speed with an
electric mixer until blended. Stir
in buttermilk.
2. 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.
3. Bake at 350*F (175*C) 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.
4. Freeze layers 30 minutes. Cut
each layer into 8 wedges.
5. 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.
Makes 16 servings.
Candy Corn Chocolate
Cakes
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cocoa
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup hot water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting (see below)
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.
Yield: 16
servings.
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
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.
Yield: 3 1/2 cups.