Thanksgiving Cake

Name: Thanksgiving Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 2 packages spice cake mix (regular size); 6 large eggs, room temperature; 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin; 2/3 cup canola oil; 2/3 cup evaporated milk; 2 cups white baking chips; 2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting; Red, yellow and green paste or liquid food coloring; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Total Time Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield 24 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Try out this Thanksgiving cake! You'll be glad you did—it will conjure up a host of smiles during your holiday dinner. —Carole Lajeunesse, Aurora, Colorado

Ingredients

2 packages spice cake mix (regular size)
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
2/3 cup canola oil
2/3 cup evaporated milk
2 cups white baking chips
2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting
Red, yellow and green paste or liquid food coloring
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the cake mixes, eggs, pumpkin, oil and milk; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in baking chips. Fill 2 greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Pour remaining batter into 2 greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 minutes for cupcakes and 40-45 minutes for cakes. Cool in pans for 25 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Level the bottom of each cake. Spread 1 cake bottom with frosting; place cake bottoms together to form a pumpkin. Set aside.
Combine red and yellow food coloring to make orange; tint about three-fourths of the frosting. Tint remaining frosting green.
Place 1 cupcake right side up in the center of the cake to support the stem. Place a dollop of green frosting on the cupcake and top with remaining cupcake, upside down; frost with green frosting. Frost the cake with orange frosting.
With green frosting, pipe curly vines and leaves. Combine coconut with green food coloring; sprinkle around base of cake.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 581 calories, 26g fat (12g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 462mg sodium, 83g carbohydrate (61g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.

Try out this Thanksgiving cake! You'll be glad you did—it will conjure up a host of smiles during your holiday dinner. —Carole Lajeunesse, Aurora, Colorado

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