This cake is completely inspired by candy corn. But not the regular candy corn, Brach’s Indian Corn.
Candy Corn Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 3 containers white frosting or three cups
- 1 container chocolate frosting or 1 cup
- Optional: Orange extract
Instructions
- Bake chocolate cake in 8in round cake pan. One cake will be used, so you can wrap the other 8in round cake and place in freezer.
- For the white and orange layers, simply prepare white cake batter as you normally would. Divide batter in half and tint one half orange. (Add orange extract if you wish)
- Bake white cake batter in 8in cake pan and bake orange cake batter in 8in cake pan.
- For frosting, take one container of white frosting and tint it orange. I used gel food coloring and about 4-6 drops.
To assemble cake:
- Place chocolate cake on cake stand. Place thin layer of chocolate frosting.
- Place orange layer on top and cover in thin layer of orange frosting.
- Finally, place white cake on top and cover entire cake in crumb coat.
- Decorate as you wish.
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Have you seen this type of candy corn? With the chocolate on the bottom? I found it to be the perfect cake inspiration! (picture below)
But I went wrong on this cake. I was in a hurry. A BIG hurry. I needed to have this cake done and be out the door in 57 minutes.
So I used all box mixes (which is fine with me!) and canned frosting (horrible mistake).
Something happened. I sampled the canned frosting and thought it tasted like cardboard. Even the chocolate. They were all just awful. I wouldnt feel comfortable serving this cake to anyone. Is it just me? I used to not mind them at all! (To be fair, I stuck to one brand. It could have just been that brand.)
I am a huge proponent of supporting peoples choices in baking… if you want to use canned frosting I would never bat an eye. Heck, I would support and encourage you for choosing to bake!
But for me, I think this was my very last time.
Here are the from-scratch recipes for this cake:
Here is a video of me decorating a cake with the same technique as I used on this Candy Corn Cake.
If you like this cake you will love my new book Surprise-Inside Cakes! (especially the Ombre Cake I share in the book!)
would be much better if you didnt use box but i will
Hey Chuckie! Please so think of my blog as inspiration. Keep in mind that everyone’s tastes and preferences are different.
I use canned frosting but mix it with cool whip or whipped cream so it’s not so sweet. I also use instant puddings with whipped cream to make icings.
Canned frosting is the Worst.
I’m with you on not using purchased frosting. I think that stuff tastes like chemicals and I refer to it as “crap in a tub”. I have no problem with using a boxed cake mix (I doctor it to make it taste homemade), but I MUST have homemade frosting on my cakes!
My husband swears there’s no difference in taste between the Indian candy corn and the regular but I disagree – I think the Indian candy corn tastes MUCH better! 🙂
Your cake is beautiful! (As always!)
xo
Great Recipe must try!
Great Recipe and wonderful pictures.
i must try the candy corn cake
Canned frosting or not, this cake is freaking beautiful! Madeline LOVES candy corn so she would shrek with happiness if I baked this!! love love love .. and wishing you and the kiddos a safe and happy Halloween. . post photos of them in costumes, k?! 🙂
We aren’t dressing up this year. The kids go to a private Christian school that doens’t dress up and we have like 2 neighbors total and NO ONE comes to our house (hello 1/2 mile driveway) so it’s just a regular old day for us. 🙂 But I can’t wait to see your pictures!