Pumpkin Cakes
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Taste of Home magazine
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 oz.) spice, vanilla or devil's food cake mix
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
- Orange gel food coloring
- Nonpareils or sprinkles
- Tootsie Rolls for ( stems)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 12-cup mini Bundt cupcake pans.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using buttermilk in place of water. Spoon batter into prepared cupcake pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Transfer to wire rack and cool for 5 minutes. Invert and cool completely. Using a small serrated knife, trim domed top to make them level.
- Tint frosting orange with food coloring. Spread a little frosting on cut side of 12 cakes. Sandwich with remaining 12 cakes.
- Microwave remaining frosting for 5 to 10 seconds, until smooth but not too thin. Spoon some frosting on top of staked cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Top with nonpareils or sprinkles.
- Cut a Tootsie Roll in half diagonally and reshape with your hands. Aff to top of cake as a stem.
- Repeat with other flavors of cake mix, if desired.