Saw this cake on Wilton and had to make it, and of course it had to, for this D.H. woman, be made with none other than Duncan Hines Cake Mixes. I work at a major grocery store known for it's wonderful baked goods. I was so happy when, after trying this cake, not once, but twice the assistant bakery manager told me that was such a great cake, and loved the icing.
Cake:
- Checkerboard Cake Pan
- 1 Box Duncan Hines Signature Orange Supreme Cake Mix
- 1 Box Duncan Hines Coconut Supreme Cake Mix
- 1 1/3 cups of water for each mix
- 1/3 cup of canola oil for each mix
- Yellow and Orange Paste Colors
Florida High Humidity Icing:
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla
- 1 teaspoon butter flavoring
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons of Coffee Mate Italian Sweet Cream (more if needed)
- 4 tablespoons of corn starch
- 3 decorating bags
- 3 #18 Star Tips
- Candy Corn (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Prepare cake pans by spraying with cooking spray. Set the insert divider in one of the three pans and set aside.
- Prepare both cake mixes in separate medium sized bowls. Remove one and half cups of batter from the coconut and set aside.
- To the remaining coconut mix add yellow coloring. To the orange cake mix add orange coloring.
- Into the center of the first pan, in the smallest area, place 1/2 cup of the coconut batter. Fill the middle area with orange batter half way up the pan. Fill the outside area with yellow batter half way up the pan.
- Very gently, lifting straight up take out insert. Wash, dry completely and repeat in the next two prepared pans.
- Bake 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before icing. (I like to freeze my cakes for easier leveling and icing =)
- To prepare icing, cream shortening and butter until smooth. Add vanilla, butter flavoring, and coffee cream. Gradually add in powdered sugar until completely incorporated. This icing is great for decorating and perfect for high temps like we have almost all year long here in Florida.
- To decorate, prepare decorating bag with star tips. Place about one full cup of icing in first bag; set aside. Divide just about equally remaining icing *leaving just a scant more for the orange. Tint remaining one orange, one yellow.
- Level cakes. Starting with the center circle, decorate all three cakes with the white icing.
- Next decorate the orange middle section of all three cakes. Finish up with the outside perimeter using the yellow.
- Decorate outside edge of cake with candy corn.
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prettycake51 (92 discussions) on Oct 4, 2012 at 11:54 AM
I like seeing work that is not sloppy... This is good.
Comment by: Jeanuine (78 discussions) on Oct 4, 2012 at 04:25 PM
Thanks!
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prettycake51 (92 discussions) on Oct 4, 2012 at 12:27 AM
That is very creative and nice. very nicely done. The icing is neatly put and not all over the place...
Comment by: Jeanuine (78 discussions) on Oct 4, 2012 at 04:25 PM
Thanks, I still like those old fashioned stars.
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Christine Mlinek (315 discussions) on Oct 2, 2012 at 02:08 PM
love your high humidity frosting, I have a similar one.... nice cake indeed!
Comment by: Jeanuine (78 discussions) on Oct 4, 2012 at 04:26 PM
Thank you Christine. I wasn't a big fan until I added that butter flavoring and the Italian Sweet Cream.
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Jeanuine (78 discussions) on Sep 30, 2012 at 08:02 AM
Forgot to add that you should refrigerate this cake as it does have butter and cream.
