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!)
Candy corn cake!! Looks yummy.
Thanks for the great idea. It will sure be a hit for all my kids and their spouses which total 18 and my 15 grandchildren.
Wow this cake looks amazing. Randomly came across your blog and now I want to try all your amazing cake recipes!
What a fun as well as delicious cake! I just used the white cake mix – dividing it into 3 parts, then adding cocoa for the chocolate and orange extract for the center layer. I did the same for the frostings and it turned out really awesome. For a little extra touch and for fun I put a row of candy corn around the base and at the top. Everyone loved it.
Have you put together a decorating tutorial yet? 🙂 I saw this and would love to do it for a Halloween party at work. Even just a written description with no photos would be helpful. Beautiful cake, in any case!
Having gone from a house full of girls, friends visit, meals for church to empty nest and now a husband with diabetes, I miss baking. I have found a way to keep me happy and to bless others- making a cake of the week, and bringing it to someone at church. Guess what cake I will be making this week?! generally do not do boxed cakes- feels like cheating- and frosting- the store stuff is hideous!
This is sooo pretty – and elegant 🙂
Gorgeous cake! Now I’m craving cake AND candy corn.
This cake is so gorgeous!! How perfect for Halloween!
This looks so amazing and sounds so easy! I’ve shared it around a bit and hopefully, I’ll have the opportunity to make it one day when my grown sons are home.