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!)
Only when I’m in a pinch do I use Pillsbury boxed cake mixes, but I always add something extra to it. But NEVER ever do I used canned frosting, i did that this past April, and I couldn’t stand to eat any of the cake because of the yucky taste of the canned frosting.
I hear ya girl!
This cake is absolutely adorable! I’d love a real decorating set. : )
Oops, better answer the question! I use either Duncan Hines or Pillsbury. I usually jazz up box mixes though with a few extras (box of pudding or extra vanilla, etc.). I have tried store brands and a few others, but they’re just not as good.
What a pretty cake and what a great idea! I don’t do canned frosting either. Nothing tastes as good as homemade buttercream!
Pilsbury makes the moistest, softest, fluffiest cakes!
Only if someone requested box cake mix would I use it. My bff loves boxed cake! (:
I switch around brands – mostly Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines it seems. I do scratch often too, but sometimes a boxed mix is just as good 🙂
I think the cake looks so lovely!
I have to say, I’m not all that picky about box cakes. Aldi’s brand is pretty decent and cheap!
I do use box mixes on occasion. I don’t follow the box directions to a tee however, I normally add a few things to make a little more “homemade” feeling. I don’t use canned frosting though, I just don’t like the taste at all.
I usually use whatever major brand is on sale (Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker, etc). I tried a store brand once and the results weren’t so good, so I learned my lesson there!
Yes I have used boxed mix. I usually buy what’s on sale. Thanks so much for the chance to win!!!