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Acorn Cake
Add a touch of autumn color to your table with this delicious cake.
Prep time: 10 min.
Baking time: 50 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
- 1 bag KID’S FAVORITE™ MIX FUN SIZE® 48 count Variety Bag
- 1 can (16 oz.) chocolate frosting
- 2 (18.5 oz.) boxes Devil’s Food Cake mix
- 1 (16 oz.) can vanilla frosting
- Brown food coloring (or green and red to make brown)
- 1 1/2 quart Oven safe glass bowl
- 1 (9"x13") cake pan
- Waxed paper
What to do:
- Prepare both cake mixes according to box directions. Divide batter between buttered oven safe glass bowl and buttered and waxed paper lined oblong cake pan.
- Bake both cakes in a preheated 350-degree oven for approximately 40 to 50 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely.
- Cut both cakes in half. Use photo as guide to cut the flat cake into bottom portion of acorn. Use half moon shaped cake as acorn top. Push cake against the straight edge of flat cake to form acorn.
- Tint vanilla frosting beige with several drops of brown food coloring. Cover bottom of acorns. Cover acorn tops with chocolate frosting. Arrange SNICKERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars around acorn tops, using a TWIX® BRAND Caramel Cookie Bars FUN SIZE® for the stem.
