Roast Turkey Dinner Cake

Name: Roast Turkey Dinner Cake
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 slice Orange and lettuce or basil leaves, if desired; 454 grams green candy-coated fruit-flavored chewy candies; 10 squares 10 yellow square chewy fruit-flavored candies; 4 Tbsps ground cinnamon; 158 milliliters real maple or maple-flavored syrup; 24 servings Paper turkey frills; 4 teaspoons unsweetened baking cocoa; 680 grams 1/2 containers each) Betty Whipped whipped cream frosting; 2 boxes Betty white cake mix

One serving contains 441 calories, 17g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe serves 24. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. If you have basil leaves, baking cocoa, betty cake mix, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease with shortening or spray with cooking spray 2-quart stainless steel bowl; lightly flour.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

Make cake batter using 1 box cake mix, water, oil and eggs called for on box. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon.

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Cake Mix

Cinnamon

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

Pour batter into bowl.

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Bowl

Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool in bowl 5 minutes. Turn out cake onto serving platter; cool completely. Refrigerate cake 2 hours.

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Oven

Bowl

Make second box of cake mix as above, stirring in remaining 2 tablespoons cinnamon. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

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Cake Mix

Cinnamon

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Muffin Liners

Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

When round cake is thoroughly chilled, carefully carve away 2 long tapered pieces from each side of cake using serrated knife. This will leave a roughly turkey breast-shaped center. Reserve the 2 side pieces for later use; these will become the turkey drumsticks.

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Turkey Drumsticks

Turkey Breast

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Serrated Knife

Cut an inward notch at one pointed end of cake to create turkey neck area.

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Turkey Necks

Cut a slightly wider inward notch at opposite end. Refrigerate cake while carving drumsticks.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Carve turkey drumstick shapes from 2 reserved side pieces of cake using a serrated knife. Refrigerate pieces while preparing frosting.

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Turkey Drumsticks

Frosting

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Serrated Knife

Place three-fourths of container of frosting in large bowl. Beat in cocoa 1 teaspoon at a time until a light brown caramel color is achieved. Frost chilled cake and drumstick pieces with a thin coat of frosting. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

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Caramel Color

Chicken Drumsticks

Frosting

Cocoa Powder

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Bowl

Apply a final smooth coat of frosting to turkey breast cake; place drumstick pieces on either side. Frost drumstick pieces with a final smooth coat of frosting.

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Turkey Breast

Chicken Drumsticks

Frosting

Add turkey frills.

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Whole Turkey

For stuffing, cut 4 of the cupcakes into even cubes.

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Cupcakes

Stuffing

Place cubes at back of cake between turkey drumsticks. Just before serving, garnish plate with orange slices and lettuce or leaves.

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Turkey Drumsticks

Orange Slices

Lettuce

For side dish cupcakes, frost each of 10 cupcakes with 1 to 2 tablespoons of remaining frosting; dip into green candies. Cover remaining 10 cupcakes with a thick layer of frosting; use spoon to create divot in center of frosting.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Dip

Drizzle a little maple syrup into each divot; top each with 1 yellow candy. Store cakes loosely covered with plastic wrap.

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Maple Syrup