{Fall Dessert Recipe} Fo' Real Pumpkin Cake

So I was in Target the other day browsing through their $1 section. I ran across the Betty Crocker Fall Baking Cookbook.  Of course, I ended up buying it so that I can make some of the amazing recipes in it. Including this awesome Pumpkin Cake.  Oh heck, I will probably make it a Halloween Tradition for years to come. 

What you need: 

2	boxes Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® carrot or spice cake mix
	Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxes

Frosting and Decorations

2 containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

Yellow and red food colors

Pull-apart green licorice twists

Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® chewy fruit snack rolls (any flavor)

Edible glitter, if  desired. 

The How To: 

1. Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 2 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, make 1 box of cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Pour batter into ovenproof bowl.
2. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Run knife just around top edge of cake. Remove cake from bowl; place rounded side up on cooling rack. Repeat with remaining box of cake mix to make second cake. Cool cakes completely, about 1 hour.
3. In medium bowl, tint frosting with 9 drops yellow and 6 drops red food color to make orange frosting. Trim bottoms of both cakes to form flat surfaces. Place 1 cake, round side down, on plate. Spread 2/3 cup of the orange frosting over flat side of cake almost to edge. Place second cake, round side up, on frosted cake to make round shape. Frost entire cake with remaining orange frosting.
4. To make stem, cut twist of licorice crosswise into thirds. Gather pieces together and twist. Use toothpick to make hole in top of cake; insert licorice stem. Pull apart licorice to make vines. Cut leaves from fruit snack rolls. Garnish cake with vines and leaves. Sprinkle with glitter.

Is that not the most adorable Harvest Pumpkin Cake you ever did see? 

{all of the instructions can be found on their website - link provided above}