Gendel Family Favorites: Turkey Cake

Today's recipe has been a Thanksgiving staple in our family since 1985.  I know the year, because I found the copy of the recipe that this is based off of.  The recipe is courtesy of Pillsbury and the little magazines that they have at the checkout counter.

This is a super simple Turkey Cake and lots of fun at a Thanksgiving Celebration. Although I've taken it out of the pan, many years, and in fact in the original recipe, you can just serve it in the pan, saving a step.

Turkey Cake

Cake
1 pkg cake mix - I use chocolate cause thats my favorite
1 c. water
1/3 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs

Frosting
1 container white frosting
2 drops red food coloring
2 drops yellow food coloring (or orange food gel instead of the above coloring)
Candy Corn
2 yellow and 1 red gumdrop
Chocolate Sprinkles
Mini Chocolate Chip
Sugar

1. Prepare the cake per the instructions on the package and allow to cool completely.
2. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the white frosting and frost the cake with the remaining frosting.
3. Using food coloring or gel color the remaining frosting and set aside.
4. Trace a turkey shape on the frosting. Usually we just draw an approximation, but for more artistic sorts email me and I'll send you a copy.
5. Frost the head with the remaining orange frosting.
6. Fill in the tail area and wing based on the picture with candy corn in overlapping layers to form the wing and tail.
7. Fill the body with chocolate sprinkles. This takes a little bit of patience but it's really not that difficult to get the sprinkles to stay in the line if you traced your turkey first. Pour them in the middle near the wing and tail and move them to the edge.
8. On a sugared surface roll out the red gumdrop in the shape of a tear drop and use for the snood. Roll out the yellow gumdrops and cut a little peace symbol out for the legs. Place both on the turkey.
9. Place the mini chocolate chip for the eye
10. ENJOY!!!