Date 09/18/2008

Impress your guests with this sparkling and spooky witches’ hat! Follow the directions closely and you will end up with a fantastic party centerpiece.

Preparation time: 2 hrs
Baking time: 1 hrs

Yield: 12 servings

Cake Ingredients:
1 (18.25- to 18.5-ounce) package butter recipe yellow cake mix Water as directed on package
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter <../ourCompany/SubCategoryIndex.cfm?SubCategoryID=28>, softened
3 eggs
1/4 cup orange decorator sugar or sprinkles

Frosting Ingredients:
3/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter <../ourCompany/SubCategoryIndex.cfm?SubCategoryID=28>, softened
6 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
6 to 7 tablespoons LAND O LAKES™ Fat Free Half & Half <../ourCompany/SubCategoryIndex.cfm?SubCategoryID=64>or milk

Decorations Ingredients:
2 waffle cones
Black decorator sugar
Fruit roll
1 gummy fruit ring

Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour 1 1/2-quart oven-safe bowl. Generously grease and flour 12- or 13-inch round pizza pan with at least 3/4-inch high rim. Set both aside.

Combine all cake ingredients except decorator sugar in large bowl. Beat according to package directions. Gently stir in orange decorator sugar.

Pour about 3 cups cake batter into prepared bowl. Pour remaining batter into prepared pizza pan, spread evenly. Bake batter in pizza pan for 15 to 17 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; loosen sides of cake with knife and invert onto round 14-inch or larger serving plate. Cool completely.

Meanwhile bake batter in bowl for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; loosen sides of cake with knife and invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely.

Combine all frosting ingredients in large bowl except half & half. Beat at low speed until mixed. Increase speed to high; beat, adding enough half & half for desired frosting consistency.

Frost top and sides of cake brim with about 1 1/2 cups frosting. Place crown, top side down, on center of frosted brim. Frost crown. Press 1waffle cone gently into top of crown. Top with another waffle cone turning until it is level. Holding tip of cone, frost upward from base of crown to cover cones and to push frosting between cones for securing into place. Sprinkle frosting with decorator sugar.

Place fruit gummy ring on cake for buckle; place candy corn or other candies around crown, if desired. To serve, remove cones; cut cake into slices.

Recipe Tip
Click here to view a video demonstration of how-to-make this recipe;
Halloween-Witch-Hat-demonstration.cfm


Recipe Tip
Gummy or gumdrop fruit rings are available in the bulk candy section of the supermarket or sometimes in bags in the candy aisle.


Recipe Tip
A 1 1/2-quart oven-safe bowl will hold 5 to 6 cups of water when filled to the top. To check to see if your bowl is large enough, fill it with water, 1 cup at a time.


Recipe Tip
To ensure ease of removing cake brim from pan; line pizza pan with parchment or waxed paper. Grease and flour as directed.