Halloween Black Cat Cake

By dawn716

Ingredients

• 1 box Devils Food Cake Mix
• ingredients to prepare cake
• 1 container Chocolate frosting
• 1 large yellow gumdrop
• 1 small black gumdrop
• Black string licorice
• Tray or cardboard (20x14") covered with foil

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350*. grease 2 8" or 9" round pans.
In large bowl, prepare cake mix. Pour into pans and bake as directed. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30-60 minutes or until firm.
Using serrated knife, cut rounded top off cake to level surface, place cut side down. Cut cake as shown in diagram, arrange on serving tray. Attach pieces together with small amount of frosting. Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides to seal in crumbs. refrigerate or freeze cake 30-60 minutes. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Use yellow gumdrop slices for eyes, black gumdrop for nose and shoestring licorice for whiskers, lines on eyes and front paws.
Store loosely covered.