This cake is a deceiving one. One side is a beautiful pumpkin harvest cake perfect for any Fall table, and the other side is a spooky Halloween cake. In this video I show you how to make this gorgeous pumpkin cake filled with a sprinkle surprise!

Supplies

You'll Need:

1 or 2, 6 inch cakes (I used 1 carrot cake)

Orange Frosting (I used cream cheese frosting)

Fondant: Plenty of orange, some brown, a little bit of yellow.

Fondant ball tool

Small slanted spatula

knives for carving details

Fondant Leaves (See tutorial)

Step 1:

Divide the cake into two layers. Then fill the with your preferred buttercream or filling. I suggest a spiced buttercream or cream cheese frosting.

Begin carving small notches off of the top of the cake that are a couple of inches apart. Then carve the bottom of the cake going inward to create a curve as seen in picture 3. From here you can carve more notches into your cake as seen fit, then coat in a thin layer of frosting.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Optional: Carve a whole into the middle of the cake and coat with frosting.

Step 2: Pumpkin Carving

To create the curvature without removing too much cake, build the frosting onto the sides of the cake and use a small offset spatula to create curves and creases. Refrigerate for 15-30 minute increments to allow the frosting to set. This way it will be easier to carve.

When you feel good about the shape of your pumpkin refrigerate for 30 minutes. On one side, carve your jack o lantern face. It's be to use a toothpick to outline the face you'd like to carve. Create any facial expression that you'd like.

Step 3: Details

Roll out a good amount of orange fondant (large enough to cover entire cake). Use your hands to smooth the fondant onto the chilled cake. Use fondant tools (or clean fingers) to push fondant into the grooves of the cake.

Use a deep yellow fondant to place over the indentations of the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Push the fondant into the top of the cake and fill the hole with candies or sprinkles.

Step 4: Jack O Lantern

Optional: Airbrush the grooves and features of the cake with brown food dye. You can also dust with brown petal dust.

Roll a thick log of brown fondant to put on top of the cake. Pull the base of the stem outward and onto the cake. Use a knife or fondant tools to create grain lines in the stem. Twist the stem while pulling outward to create a natural look then remove excess.

Airbrush or paint the inside of the mouth and eyes with black food color (leaving out a small portion of the eyes. Also create triangle teeth with leftover yellow fondant.

Step 5: Halloween Vs. Harvest

Create fondant leaves by using various fondant colors, marbling them together and using leaf shaped cutters. See video>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc9sI5gEy-A

When the leaves have dried surround the blank side of the pumpkin with fondant leaves and place a couple on top.