Easy Turkey Cake Recipe

Easy Turkey Cake Recipe
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 2,117.0
  • Total Fat: 28.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 3,165.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 440.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
  • Protein: 24.6 g

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Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    Ingredients:
    1 package of yellow cake mix
    1 (3.4 oz) pkg instant butterscotch pudding mix
    4 eggs
    1/4 cup water
    1/4 cup vegetable oil
    1 cup canned pumpkin
    1 T. pumpkin pie spice

    Frosting:
    1 cup (2 sticks) butter
    2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
    8 cups powdered sugar
    1 T. milk
    food coloring (red, yellow, and blue)
    candy corn
    Nutter Butter cookies
    2 mini chocolate chips (for eyes)

Tips

Note: If you use a standard cake box recipe, make sure to include a package of pudding to make it more dense (so it will hold up). If you use store bought frosting, just mix white and chocolate together to make a light brown color.


Directions

Directions:
For the cake:
1.Mix together all ingredients on low speed for about 30 seconds, then on high for about 3 minutes.

2. Pour into 6 muffin cups, then pour the remaining batter into a bundt pan.

3. Bake at 350 degrees, cupcakes for 15-20 minutes and bundt cake for 35-40 minutes.

4. Cool the bundt cake in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

5. When cool, cut the cake as shown in Step 1.

6. Cut the smaller section in half (as shown in step 2), and place one piece in front and one is back of the larger piece (see step 3).

7. Place a cupcake under the main “body” to give it support. Stack two cupcakes in front (as head and neck) and one in back (as tail). See steps 3 and 4.

For the icing:
1. In a large bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese with electric mixture until light and fluffy.

2. Gradually add powdered sugar and milk (adjusting as necessary for proper consistency).

3. Reserve about 1/4 cup of frosting (keeping half white and dying the other half red).

4. Color the remaining frosting brown. Add red and yellow dye to make a nice orange color, and then gradually add blue until you get a nice brown.
5. Frost and decorate your turkey. For the eyes (white) and the snood (red), just place the frosting in a ziploc bag and snip off a corner to allow you to pipe it on.

Serving Size: 8 8oz servings

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATT39.