My daughters school asked the parents to donate some treats for a cupcake walk at their annual Autumn festival. I wanted to do something festive, that really set the mood for fall. I ran across this recipe in a magazine and had to give it a shot.
What you need:
box of carrot cake mix
mini bundt pan (about the size of cupcakes) I found one at Bed Bath and Beyond
green spice drops
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
4 tsp milk
orange food coloring
Cook the carrot cake as directed on the box in the mini bundt pan. Next time I do this I'll add raisins and pineapple. Let them cool on a wire rack. Stack them together flat side to flat side so they resemble a pumpkin. You may have to trim them a little. Make your icing with the powdered sugar and milk. Add food coloring to the icing until you have the desired shade of orange. Mix and drizzle over the tops. Add a green spice drop for the stem and viola you are done!
Tips:
- I put a little icing in between the two halves of carrot cakes so they would stick together and not come apart when picked up.
- I also took some of the pieces I had trimmed to make them flat and stuck them in the middle so the spice drops sat on top without sinking into the "pumpkin"
Be creative! You could even do these with pumpkin cake!!
2 comments:
This looks great!! Good job Colleen. I'm going to have to make these this weekend!!
Oh my goodness, these are too cute! I love them! Not sure mine would ever look like yours, but I might have to give these a try! Thanks for linking up to our Recipe Swap at Thrifty NW Mom!
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