Make these cute looking Franken cakes using candy melts and cream-filled chocolate sponge cakes. Decorate them with Betty Crocker® Cookie Icing for a perfect Halloween and fall celebration dessert.
Franken Cakes
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 2 cups neon green candy melts
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 1 box (13 oz) chocolate-covered oblong cream-filled chocolate sponge cakes
- Black string licorice, cut into 24 (1/4-inch) pieces
- 1/3 cup black candy sprinkles
- 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing white icing
- 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing black icing
Instructions
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Step1Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, then in 15-second intervals, until melted; stir until smooth. Dip half of each sponge cake in melted candy; tap off excess. Place on cookie sheet. Immediately attach 1 licorice piece to each side of cake for neck bolts. Add candy sprinkles to tops of cakes for hair. Let stand until set.
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Step2Spoon remaining melted candy into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut tiny hole in corner of bag; squeeze bag to pipe eyebrows and nose onto each cake. Let stand until set. With white icing, pipe whites of eyes. Use black icing to pipe pupils of eyes, mouth and scars.
Nutrition
370
Calories
13g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
66g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 66g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
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