Desserts

Buccaneer Cake

photo by:kraft

This is an excellent cake-especially if your 4 year old enjoys the idea of Pirates so much, he chose to dress-up as his costume for Halloween. This will give him a thrill ...read more

posted by

a cook

on 11/15/2011

time

prep:

1 hr

total:

2 hr 35 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer) chocolate cake mix

1-1/2

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided

pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Fudge Flavor Instant Pudding

1/4

cup powdered sugar

cup cold milk

piece red string licorice

piece black string licorice, cut into 1-inch lengths

1/2

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, grated

Mini OREO Bite Size Cookie

Make It

PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round pans. Cool cakes in pans 15 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

CUT cake as shown in diagram. Discard cake trimmings or reserve for snacking. Place head piece on platter; frost with 1 cup COOL WHIP.

BEAT dry pudding mix, sugar and milk with whisk 2 min. Assemble hat pieces near head as shown in photograph; frost with pudding mixture. Spoon remaining COOL WHIP into resealable plastic bag. Cut small corner off bottom of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe COOL WHIP onto hat as shown in photograph.

CUT eye patch out of piece of sturdy colored paper or cardboard. Cut 14-inch length from red licorice. Use to "attach" eye patch to cake. Use remaining red licorice to form mouth. Decorate cake with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Keep refrigerated.