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? Â With the chocolate on the bottom? Â I found it to be the perfect cake inspiration! (picture below)
But I went wrong on this cake. Â I was in a hurry. Â A BIG hurry. Â 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. Â I sampled the canned frosting and thought it tasted like cardboard. Â Even the chocolate. Â They were all just awful. Â I wouldnt feel comfortable serving this cake to anyone. Â Is it just me? Â I used to not mind them at all! Â (To be fair, I stuck to one brand. Â 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! Â (especially the Ombre Cake I share in the book!)
I don’t use boxed cake mix anymore either! If I don’t have the time to make it myself, it is Whole Foods bakery for me, since they seem to put in the time and effort to make from scratch.
I love Betty Crocker and Phillsbury (pudding in the mixes are great!) I normally make them differently then the back of the box says though.
I am semi-obsessed with candy corn so of course I’m drooling over this cake! And I’m a huge frosting snob and won’t use canned…unless the cake i for someone I don’t like. 😉
As far as cake mixes go, I use Betty Crocker but doctor it up.
Yes, I would use a box cake mix, but usually have to jazz them up. They have a bit of an artificial taste to me. No set favorites though – Betty, Duncan, Pills, whatever 🙂
Great cake!! I, too, used to use store bought frosting until I started making my own…not it’s really hard to go back. The store bought cake mix- there is nothing like it and sometimes it’s just so much easier:)
Wow! I love how awesome that looks! I totally need to learn how to do this! I like to mix cream cheese into the store bought frosting to make it creamier! I would love to win this and get decorating!
THIS IS SOOOOOOO INCREDIBLE!
Love the colors. My husband would totally dig this cake. 🙂
This is so pretty! I can’t wait to see your video toot! I really don’t like box mixes for cake I’ve got so many good homemade recipes I don’t usually bother with a mix. But it’s funny, when it comes to brownies I prefer the box and Duncan Hines in my favorite!
Do I mind using box cakes? Not at all. There is so much you can add to them to make them special. A box cake made to package directions with really good home made frosting will food just about anyone. My only wish is that the companies would stop messing around with the net weight! That always makes “doctoring” a little more challenging.
The candy corn cake is too cute though. I also love your “rose” cakes. So clever!