The Great Pumpkin Cake

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30 min

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2 hr 30 min

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24 servings, 1 piece (61 g) each

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What You Need

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix, or any other flavour

1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

4 cups icing sugar

Few drops each green, red and yellow food colouring

1 flat-bottom ice cream cone

Make It

PREPARE cake batter and bake in 12-cup fluted tube pan as directed on package. Cool in pan 10 min. Invert cake onto wire rack; remove pan. Cool cake completely.

MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese and butter in bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition. Remove 1/2 cup of the cream cheese frosting; place in small bowl. Stir in green food colouring until well blended. Spread half the green frosting onto outside of ice cream cone; set aside. Reserve remaining green frosting for later use.

ADD red and yellow food colourings to remaining white frosting to tint it orange. Spread onto cake. Invert ice cream cone in hole in top of cake for the pumpkin's stem. Pipe the reserved green frosting in vertical lines down side of cake.

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Fun Idea

Place black gumdrops on sheet of waxed paper sprinkled with additional sugar. Use a rolling pin to thinly flatten each gumdrop, turning frequently to coat both sides with sugar. Cut into desired shapes with a sharp knife. Use to decorate frosted cake to resemble a jack-o'-lantern.

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This is a good cake, easy to make and looks like a pumpkin! The family really enjoyed it, and I love the fact it was so simple to make
posted by Peakfreans | on 12/2/2012

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Brought this fall-inspired treat to a Halloween party and watched it disappear little by little. I used a red velvet cake mix for the inside.
posted by discovery86 | on 11/6/2012

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kids LOVED it, specially with a chocolate center. Bravo
posted by monicvaillancourt | on 10/23/2012

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The grandkids loved this. I used a Devil's food cake mix (of course) and made a regular icing. It was easy to decorate and very impressive.
posted by HattieGhost | on 11/9/2011

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Made this cake for Thanksgiving and it was delicious. Used a French Vanilla cake mix and the cream cheese icing complimented it well :) Was fun to make. Will definitely make again. Was a big hit with the family too.
posted by mdpharaoh | on 10/16/2011

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looks delish, i cant wait to make it!
posted by AmberJoyce0413 | on 10/12/2011

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Made this cake for Thanksgiving. It was super fun to make and cute. I found the frosting sweet. But will make again for sure!
posted by a cook | on 10/12/2011

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Was a great tasting, fun to make cake!
posted by stevhd | on 6/14/2011

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I took this pumpkin cake recipe and made it into a jack-o-lantern cake by using chocolate icing to add a face to the pumpkin. It worked out great. Love this one!
posted by meganjerlo | on 8/16/2010

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I used this idea for my daughter's Halloween themed 1st birthday party 5 years ago. I've since, been doing cakes for both of my daughters on their birthdays and now, 5 years later, I've moved on to wedding cakes! It's a very good (and simple) idea for someone who hasn't done much in the way of cake decorating. Though if you're into decorating cakes, don't feel it's too simple for you. There are lots of ways you can spruce it up to your level of decroating if you want to take the extra time.
posted by christinedarrah | on 9/22/2009