Turkey Cake

Name: Turkey Cake
Prep time: 3 h 55 min
Cook time: 3 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 box Betty devils food cake mix; 16 candy-coated chocolate candies (yellow, brown and orange); 14 candy corn; 118 milliliters orange candy melts; 118 milliliters red candy melts; 118 milliliters yellow candy melts; 12 servings Tray or cardboard covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil; 2 containers Betty Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting; 10 chocolate hazelnut-filled tubular-shaped wafer cookies, broken in half; 8 jumbos gumdrops (yellow, orange or red); 14 Hersheys® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates, unwrapped; 1 red heart-shaped candy; 14 miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 7 miniature creme-filled peanut butter sandwich cookies

Turkey Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 789 calories. Head to the store and pick up hershey's® brand milk chocolates, candy corn, jumbo gumdrops, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 325F. Grease 8-inch round cake pan with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray). Lightly grease 6 muffin cups in regular-size muffin pan.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

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Muffin Liners

Muffin Tray

Cake Form

Oven

Make cake batter as directed on box.

Pour batter into 6 muffin cups, filling two-thirds full.

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Muffin Liners

Pour remaining batter (about 4 cups) into round pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake cupcakes 17 to 21 minutes, round 47 to 53 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Oven

Remove cakes from muffin cups and pan; place rounded sides up on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. If necessary, cut off rounded tops of cakes.

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Muffin Liners

Frying Pan

Use serrated knife to cut about one-third off round cake to make 2 pieces, 1 larger than the other, both with a straight edge.

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Serrated Knife

Spread about 1 tablespoon frosting on cut side of larger cake layer. Stand larger cake layer, cut side down, on tray or serving platter.

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Frosting

Spread

Spread about 1 tablespoon frosting on cut side of smaller layer; stand cut side down in front of larger layer. Lightly press layers together to form the 2 layers of the turkey cake, using photo as a guide.

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Frosting

Spread

Whole Turkey

Place 1 cupcake, top end out, on cake layers, using photo as a guide. Save or freeze remaining cupcakes for another use.

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Cupcakes

Spread a thin layer of frosting over entire cake to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Reserve 2 tablespoons frosting in small bowl. Frost cake with remaining frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

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Bowl

Place candy melts in 3 small microwavable bowls; microwave each uncovered as directed on bag. Stir until smooth. Dip ends of tubular-shaped wafer cookies into different colors candy coating. Using toothpicks, insert broken cookie ends into large cake layer, pressing firmly to hold in place. Decorate with candy corn, candy-coated chocolate candies and heart-shaped candy, using photo as a guide.

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Dip

Almond Bark

Candy Melts

Candy Corn

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Toothpicks

Microwave

Bowl

To make each acorn, gently twist peanut butter sandwich cookies apart. Use reserved 2 tablespoons frosting to adhere milk chocolate candy to inner side of 1 peanut butter cookie. Use frosting to adhere miniature chocolate chip to top of acorn for stem.

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Sandwich Cookies