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Title: Halloween Layer Cake
Categories: Dessert Halloween
Yield: 12 Servings
| 1 | c | Butter; softened |
| 2 | c | Sugar |
| 4 | x | Eggs |
| 3 | c | Flour |
| 1 | tb | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | ;salt |
| 1 | c | Milk |
| 1/4 | c | Cocoa, baking |
| 1/4 | c | Water |
| 1/2 | ts | Extract, vanilla |
| 1/2 | ts | Extract, orange |
| 1 | tb | Orange peel, grated |
| 10 | x | Food color, yellow; drops |
| 6 | x | Food color, red; drops |
| FROSTING | ||
| 9 | oz | Cream cheese; softened 3, 3 oz. pkgs. |
| 5 3/4 | c | Sugar, powdered |
| 2 | tb | Milk |
| 8 | x | Food color, yellow; drops |
| 6 | x | Food color, red; drops |
| GLAZE | ||
| 3 | oz | Chocolate, semisweet |
| 1/3 | c | Cream, whipping |
| Candy corn; for garnish | ||
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar utnil light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Mix well. Combine cocoa, water and vnilla; stir in 2 cups cake batter.
Pour into a greased and floured 9" round baking pan. Add orange extract, peel, and food coloring to remaining batter.
Pour into greased and floured 9" cake pans. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
In a mixing bowl, beat all frosting ingredients until smooth. Place one orange cake layer on a cake plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with chocolate layer; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second orange layer. Frost the sides and top of cake.
Microwave chocolate and cream on high 1 1/2 minutes or until melted, stirring once. Stir until smooth; let cool 2 minutes. Sowly pour over cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides. Garnish with candy corn.