The Scariest Skull Cake
From peetabear 14 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 12
I liked this for the idea not so much the recipe... it looks like a fun decorating idea for a party!!..you will have to cut out a scull pattern... or cut it free hand... the idea is from Better Homes and Gardens
Ingredients
- 1 2 layer-size package desired flavor cake mix shopping list
- 2 16-ounce cans white frosting shopping list
- 1 tube black decorator frosting* shopping list
- 2 round red gum balls shopping list
- Red chewy fruit-flavored worm-shaped candy shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans and one oven-safe 6-inch diameter bowl.
- 2. Prepare your favorite 2 layer cake mix according to package directions. Pour half of the cake batter into one of the prepared cake pans. Pour 1 1/4 cups of the batter into the prepared 6-inch bowl. Pour remaining batter into the other 9-inch cake pan. Bake the full 9-inch cake pan for 25 to 30 minutes. Bake the bowl for 25 to 30 minutes. Bake the remaining 9-inch cake pan for 15 to 18 minutes. All cakes are done when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans and bowl 10 minutes. Remove cake layers to wire racks and cool completely.
- 3. Place a skull pattern onto the highest 9-inch cake layer. Cut around pattern . Place on cake plate. Place skull pattern onto the other 9-inch layer and cut around pattern . Spread some of the white frosting onto the cake layer on plate. Place cake layer and bowl cake appropriately over frosted layer. Hollow out eyes and nose with a melon baller. Let cake stand for 30 minutes. Combine 1 cup of canned frosting and 3 to 4 teaspoons milk. Frost entire cake and let dry until frosting is set. Frost eyes and nose with black frosting. Frost cake with remaining white frosting. Attach gumball into eye sockets with additional black frosting. Pipe teeth and cranium cracks with remaining black frosting. Decorate cake plate and skull with worm candy. Makes 12 servings
The Rating
Reviewed by 16 people-
I love this & think I am gonna do it with my 4 &5 year old!
5 forks
ozsmom
in Nepean loved it
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Real neet and sweet, bet it's delicious.
Great recipe.
5 forks.
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spinach1948
in Dorchester-Boston loved it
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Make one of those worms pop out of his eyeball, LOL. Neat Halloween recipe, thanks!
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in Clayton loved it
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