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!)
I have used boxed cake mix occasionally, but I almost always have the ingredients on hand for my favorite chocolate cake, so it’s what I go to first. I’m not particular about brand of cake mix… around here I can usually find Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines.
I seem to always have a can of frosting on hand, but I rarely use it for cakes even if I’m using boxed mix. I do use it for cupcakes sometimes, though. It’s just too sticky for proper decorating in my opinion.
Don’t know if mine was lost or not, but I’d love this giveaway!
I would use a box cake, and any brand usually tastes good to me but my favorite is Betty Crocker
I don’t bake a ton… but I usually use a box cake mix and make my own frosting. =) I don’t have a brand preference.
Great idea….so pleasing to the eye and all those candy corn lovers out there!
It’s been a while since I used a cake mix but I have no problem using one that’s how I learned how to bake. My favorite brand is duncan hines.
I prefer to bake all things from scratch but they are times when cake mixes are totally ok.
I do make cakes from cake boxes, I love Duncan Hines Decadent brand or simple butter home style vanilla.
There was a brand here in Australia called Cadbury’s I don’t think they sell it any more…
I use boxed cake mix sometimes, but usually add a little vanilla and butter extract to help it along. Typically Duncan Hines, but it still doesn’t compare to homemade.