Sideways Turkey Cake Food

TURKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer batter to prepared pans. , Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For frosting, sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa together. In a large bowl, beat butter and vanilla until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar mixture. Beat in enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake., For decorations, place each color of melted candy coating in a piping bag fitted with a medium round tip; pipe various size circles of each color onto parchment. Drag the back of an offset spatula through each circle, creating oblong shapes for turkey feathers. Let stand until set. , Arrange turkey feathers upright into top of cake. Using a small round tip, pipe melted white candy coating into two small discs, adding a black nonpareil in the center for the eyes. With another small round tip, pipe melted red candy coating into a comma shape for the wattle. Cut a yellow candy coating disc into a triangle for the beak. Attach eyes, beak, and wattle to the front of the cake using extra frosting.

NO BAKE TURKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Work on a platter or covered cardboard.
• Place the Bundt cake on the platter and fill in the hole with some cookies.
• Place the confectioners sugar in a ziploc bag and work in a little water to form a "glue." Snip the end off of the bag.
• Place the lemon cookies and gingersnaps around the center of the cake.
• "Glue" the Stella D'Oro cookie to resemble a turkey's head.
• Add a large drop of "glue" for eye and add a candy.
• "Glue" a candy sideways to resemble beak.
• Cut fruit roll up to resemble turkey's wattle and press it in position.
• Arrange cookies around the cake to resemble feathers.
• Feel free to experiment!

TURKEY SPOTLIGHT STEALING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
• Measure 1 cup yellow cake mix and set aside.
• Mix remaining yellow cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter, and 1 egg together in a bowl. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Mix pumpkin puree, brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, milk, 3 eggs, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake mix layer in the baking dish.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and reserved 1 cup yellow cake mix together in a bowl; mash with a fork until crumbly. Spread crumb mixture over pumpkin mixture layer in baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned on top and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes.