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!)
Beautiful cake 🙂
sorry I forgot there was a question involved, I have used boxed cake mix before, but not canned frosting, it tastes like chemicals and I love real butter. 🙂
I have this book called the Cake Mix Doctor and I LOVE it to death. So yes, I use cake mix…favorite brand is Duncan Hines. 🙂
I often use boxed cake mixes to save time if I am planning to make an elaborately decorated cake. Duncan Hines always turns out moist and yummy for me!
Pillsbury Moist Supreme is the mix I use if I don’t have time for homemade.
I usually avoid cake mixes because I think it takes all of the fun out of baking. Its just to quick. I love measuring out the ingredients one by one!
I occasionally used box cake mixes, though I like to make everything from scratch if I have the time. If I do use one it’s usually Betty Crocker.
I occasionally use cake mix boxes of whatever brand is on sale. But prefer to bake from scratch.
I always use box mixes. I have been too intimidated to make a cake from scratch!
I always bake my cakes from scratch, but I would love to use box mixes, especially with lemon flavor. My aunt used to bring some Betty Crocker and I so loved the taste.
I usually buy either one that is on sale. I really prefer to make my own cake mix and usually do.