Description
Candy Corn Cakes are a festive and colorful Halloween treat featuring layers of white, yellow, and red-tinted cake baked just half the usual time, then cut into circles and stacked to resemble candy corn. Finished with a creamy vanilla frosting thinned to the perfect consistency, these mini cake towers are perfect for party desserts and holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Batter
- 1 white cake mix and ingredients listed on back of box
- Yellow food coloring
- Red food coloring
Frosting
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Whipping cream or half and half, enough to thin frosting to desired consistency
Instructions
- Prepare Cake Batter: Mix together the white cake mix following the instructions on the back of the box, ensuring all ingredients are properly combined for a smooth batter.
- Divide and Color Batter: Divide the prepared batter evenly into four separate bowls. Leave one portion as white, then add yellow food coloring to one bowl and red food coloring to another, creating three distinct colors for the candy corn effect.
- Prepare Pans and Bake: Grease and flour four cake pans, and line them with wax paper for easy removal. Pour each colored batter into the prepared pans. Bake the cakes for half the time recommended on the cake mix package to keep layers thin and suitable for stacking.
- Cool and Cut Layers: Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool completely on cooling racks. Once cooled, use a biscuit cutter or the bottom of a glass to cut out even circles from the layers. If the cake layers are uneven, carefully level them with a serrated knife.
- Prepare Frosting: In a bowl, cream the softened butter, then gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Add whipping cream or half and half in small amounts to thin the frosting to your desired consistency, perfect for spreading between layers.
- Assemble Candy Corn Cakes: Starting with the white cake layer, spread a layer of frosting, then stack the yellow and red layers alternately, frosting each layer. Finish with frosting on top to create a mini cake tower resembling candy corn.
Notes
- Candy Corn Cakes make the perfect Halloween party treat with their festive colors and fun presentation.
- Use a biscuit cutter for consistent circular cake layers, or carefully level uneven layers with a serrated knife for a polished look.
- Thinning the frosting with cream or half and half ensures a smooth, spreadable consistency ideal for layering.
- Baking the cake layers for half the recommended time helps in creating thinner layers suitable for stacking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 742 kcal
- Sugar: 132 g
- Sodium: 721 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 175 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 1 mg
