Pumkin Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

PUMKIN CAKE

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Serving Size : 14 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Holiday
Frostings

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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RADIS BGMB90B
-----CAKE-----
2 packages Banana cake mix -- 18 1/2 oz
-----FILLING-----
2 tablespoons Butter -- OR margarine
2 tablespoons Flour
1/2 cup Light cream
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 cup Pecans -- chopped
-----FROSTING-----
3/4 cup Butter -- OR margarine
3/4 cup Shortening
6 cups Confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
3 tablespoons Milk -- more or less
Red food coloring
Yellow food coloring
Green food coloring
Ice cream cone -- or banana

Prepare the cakes according to directions' bake in TWO 12 cup fluted tub pan.

FILLING: Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to forma smooth paste.
Gradually add cream and sugar, stirring constantly until thick. Boil 1 minute;
remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla and salt. Fold in pecans; cool. Cut
thin slice off bottom of each cake,. Spread one cake bottom with filling; put
cakes together with bottoms together. set aside.

FROSTING: In a mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening. Beat in sugar and
vanilla. Add milk until desired consistency is reached. Combine red and
yellow food coloring to make orange; tint about 3/4's of the frosting orange.
Tint remaining frosting green.

ASSEMBLY: Place a small glass upside down in the center of the cake to
support the "stem". Put a dollop of frosting on the glass and top
with an ice cream cone or banana. Cut the cone or banana to the correct
length; frost with green frosting. Frost cake with orange frosting.

NOTE: I wish I could copy the picture for you...it is adorable.

SOURCE: TASTE OF HOME Magazine; October/November 1994 issue;





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