Ghostly Pirate Cake

Name: Ghostly Pirate Cake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 946 milliliters confectioners sugar; 12 servings Shredded coconut and black food coloring; 3 red Fruit Roll-Ups, unrolled; 12 servings Assorted candies ( Fruit by the Foot fruit roll, M&Ms, black licorice twists, caramels, plain chocolate bar, dark purple Gummi Life Saver, red-hot candy and gold candy coins); 5 Tbsps 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 package white cake mix (regular size)

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Ghostly Pirate Cake From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.

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Baking Pan

Oven

Cut two pieces from the lower edges of each cake, forming a pirate's head (save small pieces for another use).

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Vanilla

Butter

Milk

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Bowl

Place one cake layer on a serving platter; top with 1/2 cup frosting; top with second cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting.

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Frosting

For pirate's bandanna, place Fruit

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Fruit

Roll-Ups over top edge of cake. Tint coconut with black food coloring; sprinkle over chin for goatee. Decorate pirate's features with assorted candies.

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