Pumpkin Cake

Name: Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients: 2 pkg. (1-1/8 lb. each) banana cake mix; 2 tbsp. butter; margarine; 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup light cream; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 3/4 cup butter; margarine; 3/4 cup shortening; 6 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 tbsp. milk, more; less as needed; Red food coloring; Yellow food coloring; Green food coloring; Ice cream cone; banana

21 ingredients

19 steps

Ingredients

2 pkg. (1-1/8 lb. each) banana cake mix
2 tbsp. butter
margarine
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup butter
margarine
3/4 cup shortening
6 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. milk, more
less as needed
Red food coloring
Yellow food coloring
Green food coloring
Ice cream cone
banana

Directions

1

Prepare the cakes according to directions' bake in two 12 cup fluted tubepans.
2

Filling: Melt butter in a sauce pan.
3

Stir in flour to form a smooth paste.
4

Gradually add cream and sugar, stirring constantly until thick.
5

Boil 1 minute; remove from heat.
6

Stir in the vanilla and salt.
7

Fold in pecans; cool.
8

Cut thin slices off bottom of each cake.
9

Spread one cake bottom with filling; put cakes together with bottoms together.
10

Set aside.
11

Frosting: In a mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening.
12

Beat in sugar and vanilla.
13

Add milk until desired consistency is reached.
14

Combine red and yellow food coloring to make orange; tint about 3/4 of the frosting orange.
15

Tint remaining frosting green.
16

Assembly: Place a small glass upside down in the center of the cake to support the stem.
17

Put a dollop of frosting on the glass and top with an ice cream cone or banana.
18

Cut the cone or banana to the correct length; frost with green frosting.
19

Frost cake with orange frosting.