Creepy Crawly Critter Cake

1 box yellow or devil's food cake mix
1 can ready-to-spread frosting (chocolate)
1 can ready-to-spread frosting (vanilla)
2 chocolate sandwich cookies or mint patties
1 bag gumdrops
1 bag orange slices
1 bag candy corn

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions. Cool 25 minutes. Remove cake from pan. Cool completely. Cover 24 x 16 inch board with freezer wrap paper Cut cake horizontally into 2 layers. Cut each layer in half forming 2 half circles. Arrange cake pieces on board forming "S" shapes. Frost top and side of cake alternating between vanilla and chocolate frosting. (Each section will be frosted with both frostings.) Decorate cake to resemble a critter, using cookies for eyes, corn candy for feet, gumdrops along the back, and orange slices on the top center back of critter.

Yield: 16-20 servings.


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Cajun Country -- New Iberia, Louisiana