Has anybody ever made one of those pumpkin shaped cakes using 2 bundt cakes together? Does it work?

Question

ANd what's your recipe? Since my other desserts are going to be so sweet (pecan pie, etc), I want to offer one light dessert. I'd like to make a zucchini bread, pumpkin shaped cake, but have no idea how to go about it! Thanks!

Answer 1

Follow the directions from this recipe...picture of cake on link.

Pumpkin Cake
2 packages (18-1/2 ounces each) banana cake mix
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans

BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 4 tablespoons milk
Red, yellow and green food coloring
Ice cream cone or banana

Prepare and bake cakes in 12-cup fluted tube pans according to package directions; cool.
For filling, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a smooth paste. Gradually add cream and sugar, stirring constantly until thick. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and salt. Fold in pecans; cool.
Cut thin slice of bottom of each cake. Spread one cake bottom with filling; put cakes together with bottoms together. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Add milk until desired consistency is reached. Combine red and yellow food coloring to make orange; tint about three-fourths of the frosting orange. Tint remaining frosting green. Place a small glass upside down in the center of the cake to support the "stem". Put a dollop of frosting on the glass and top with an ice cream cone or banana. Cut the cone or banana to the correct length; frost with green frosting. Frost cake with orange frosting. Yield: 12-16 servings.
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/recp.aspx?recid=1231

Answer 2

I've made one, it does work. You just have to make two separate cakes. I used two boxed cake mixes (Yellow cake mix, and used food coloring to make it orange) and frosted it with cream cheese frosting I colored orange. You could do it with zucchini bread, just use two batches. Good luck

Answer 3

Oh wow, that's an awesome idea! I'd love to see a picture of that. I'll be watching this question to see the replies you get. :)