Halloween Layer Cake

By cecelia26_

Cut into this Halloween cake and you'll find a chocolate layer and an orange layer. Frosted with a cream cheese frosting that is colored orange and drizzled with chocolate.

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 Eggland's Best Eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Dash of salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 10 drops yellow food coloring
• 6 drops red food coloring
• 3 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 5 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 8 drops yellow food coloring
• 6 drops red food coloring
• GLAZE:
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• Candy corn for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs,
one at a time, beating well after each. Combine flour, baking powder
and salt; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Mix well.

Combine cocoa, water and vanilla; stir in 2 cups cake batter. Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan.

To the remaining batter, add orange extract, peel and food coloring . Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30
minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

In a bowl, beat all frosting ingredients until smooth. Place one orange cake layer on a cake plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with chocolate layer; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second orange layer. Frost the sides and top of each.

Microwave chocolate and cream on high 1-1/2 minutes or, stirring once. Stir until smooth; let cool 2 minutes. Slowly pour over cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides. Garnish with candy corn.