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Candy Corn Chocolate Cakes

Here's how you make Candy Corn Chocolate Cakes
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  • Servings: 16
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 30-40m
    • The following recipe serves 16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 1 cup oil (vegetable oil)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup water, hot
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups frosting (buttercream frosting)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Beat first 6 ingredients in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.

  • Step 2: Stir in buttermilk.

  • Step 3: Stir together 1 cup hot water and baking soda; stir into batter.

  • Step 4: Stir in vanilla.

  • Step 5: Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.

  • Step 6: Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

  • Step 7: Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

  • Step 8: Freeze layers 30 minutes.

  • Step 9: Cut each layer into 8 wedges.

  • Step 10: Stir orange food coloring into 1 1/2 cups frosting.

  • Step 11: Stir yellow food coloring into 1 1/4 cups frosting.

  • Step 12: Pipe frosting on top and sides of cake wedges to resemble candy corn.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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