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Jack O' Lantern Cake

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Each cake serves 2 people.

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Ingredients

  • For the Cake:
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for greasing
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 7 ounce can pumpkin or freshly made pumpkin purée
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • For the Cream Cheese Frosting and Decorations:
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 3/4 cups full-fat cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Orange gel coloring
  • A little black royal icing
  • A little green fondant
  • Mini bundlette tray

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from parade.condenast.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour the mini bundlette tray.

Mix all cake ingredients listed above until well combined. Evenly divide into the mini bundlette tray and bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.

Make the Buttercream Frosting:
Mix butter, confectioner's sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract with mixer. Add orange gel coloring slowly until desired color is reached.

To Decorate:
Attached top and bottom of pumpkin cake to each other with buttercream frosting. Entirely cover outside of cake with orange frosting then decorate with black royal icing and a little green fondant for the pumpkin stems. If these items are difficult for you to find, black gel icing will work just as fine to draw the jack-o’-lantern’s face, and a lime-flavored Tootsie Roll or a green gum drop will work just as well for the stem!

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