What You Need:

1 (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix
1 (16 oz.) can chocolate frosting
2 yellow gumdrops
1 green gumdrop
1 red gumdrop
2 pieces of shoestring black licorice
6 pieces of candy corn

How to Make It:

Set the oven to preheat to 350 degrees.
With parchment paper line 2 round 9 inch pans and grease lightly.
Prepare the cake batter according to the direction on the package.
Divide the batter evenly into the 2 prepared cake pans.
Bake in the 350 degree oven 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes in the pans then remove and cool on a wire rack to room temperature.
Take the parchment paper from the cakes.
One of the cakes is placed on a large platter or covered board.
Cut 1 in wide crescent shape slice to form the cat’s tail from the remaining cake.
Using the cut cake, measure 2 inches from the center and make a vertical cut.
This piece is cut in half to form the cat’s ears.
The remaining piece of the cake is trimmed to form a circle for the cat’s head.
Over the top and sides of the first piece of cake spread frosting.
The tail is attached to the bottom of the cake with a little frosting.
Frost the tail.
With frosting attach the cat’s head then spread frosting over the cake head.
With frosting attach the cat’s ears then frost the ears completely.
The yellow gum drops are placed on the head to represent the eyes.
The green gum drop is cut in half and using a toothpick attach to the yellow eyes.
The red gum drop is put on the face for the cat’s nose.
The black licorice is cut and pressed into the cat’s face for its whiskers and mouth.
The candy corn is pressed into the base of the cat, three on each side, for its toes.

This takes a little time to put together but it’s worth it. You can use it on the Halloween party table to make a great centerpiece. If you prefer, you can use Brownie mix instead of the cake mix.

Makes 20 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 25 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 20 minutes + cooling
Total Time: approximately 45 minutes + cooling