Coffin Pumpkin Cake Recipes

HALLOWEEN COFFIN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. Prepare and bake both pound cake mixes together in one pan as directed on package for 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. (After baking cake, leave oven on to bake cookie "lid"). Cool cake 10 minutes on wire rack; invert cake onto wire rack and remove pan. Cool completely.
• With clean hands or wooded spoon, stir together cookie dough and flour until well combined. On lightly greased cookie sheet, roll out cookie dough to 12x8-inch rectangle. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly. With large spatula, carefully remove cookie to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Place cake on large tray. With knife, mark 1-inch from each edge of cake. With fork, scoop out center of cake to within 1-inch from sides and bottom. Unwrap cookies and creme bars. Line inside of "coffin" with bar pieces. Place frosting in bowl. Stir in cocoa until well blended. Frost entire outside of coffin and top of cookie lid. Fill center of coffin with assorted wrapped candies. Unwrap some candies and decorate lid. Prop up one side of lid with wooded skewer or popsicle sticks wrapped with Pull-n-Peel candy
• CANDY CRITTERS Create "spooktacular" critter by using products such as nuggets candy, peppermint patties miniatures, chocolate drops, peanut butter cups as bodies. Then add licorice candy legs, candy whiskers, and candy and chocolate covered peanut butter candy eyes.

SOUR CREAM-PUMPKIN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. For streusel, in a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and pumpkin pie spice. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream., Spread half of batter into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Combine pumpkin, egg, sugar and pumpkin pie spice; drop by tablespoonfuls over streusel and spread evenly. Top with remaining batter and streusel., Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners and spray with cooking spray.
• Prepare streusel topping: combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a small bowl. Add melted butter and mix together until crumbly; set aside.
• Prepare muffins: combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in medium bowl. Whisk pumpkin, white sugar, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just combined (some lumps may still remain).
• Fill the prepared muffin cups 3/4 full. Top each with about 1 1/2 tablespoons reserved streusel mixture.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until streusel is golden brown, muffins have risen, and a toothpick comes out with clean with just a few moist crumbs, 22 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the muffin tins for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.