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Halloween Poke Cake Recipe

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This cute cake, created by our Test Kitchen, will make your favorite trick-or-treaters smile with delight when you serve it on Halloween. The moist marble cake features a buttery frosting and fun candy pumpkins on top. TIP: Out of pumpkin candies? Add candy corn instead.

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Halloween Poke Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + chilling

Yield: 12-15 Servings

20 35 55

Ingredients

1 package fudge marble cake mix (regular size)
2 packages (3 ounces each) orange gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 to 15 candy pumpkins

Directions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water. With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes in cake about 2 in. apart. Slowly pour gelatin over cake. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
For frosting, in a small bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cake; top with candy pumpkins. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Originally published as Halloween Poke Cake in Quick Cooking September/October 2005, p17

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Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by Gladys2

Everyone loved it. Now I'm modifying it for Christmas, using strawberry jello, white icing and Christmas candies (candy corn, Jube wreaths & mini candy canes)

Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by juantonson

Turned out great! But not a big fan of the over powering orange flavor.

Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2009 by justmelane

I make this cake every fall. Everyone loves it, especially the grandkids.

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2009 by tymtraveler3150

Many with lactose intolerance can handle up to 8 oz of dairy. If this isn't the case for you, try substituting margarine for the butter, and vanilla soy milk for the dairy milk. Tyler, Redmond, WA

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2009 by Joscy

Would like to know if there's method of making changes to this cake for person with lactose intolerant. Thank you.