Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallow Turkey Cake

Steps

• 1

  Grease a Bundt or angel food cake pan with butter or shortening and sprinkle with flour to prevent sticking. Prepare the Betty Crocker chocolate cake mix batter with the water, oil and eggs, mixing according to package directions. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake as directed. Let cool and remove the cake from the pan to a serving plate.
• 2

  Scoop chocolate frosting from the tub into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high 15 to 20 seconds or just until the frosting is easily pourable but still thick. Generously spoon the frosting on the top of the cake, all around the inner circle, and let the frosting drip down the sides. You might not use all of the frosting. Let the frosting set for at least 30 minutes.
• 3

  Meanwhile, prepare the tail feathers. Pierce a marshmallow with a toothpick or skewer, quickly submerge it in a small glass of water, dab the excess water on a paper towel, and immediately coat it with sprinkles. (It’s helpful to hold the marshmallow over a bowl to catch extra sprinkles.) Carefully remove the toothpick and set the marshmallow on a piece of wax paper. Repeat for all the marshmallows, making five of each of these colors: red, orange and yellow. Allow the marshmallows to dry as long as possible.
• 4

  Dip a paper towel in vegetable shortening and grease the top three inches of a lollipop stick. Skewer the marshmallows and put three on a stick. Repeat to make five sticks. Insert the marshmallow sticks into one side of the cake to make the tail feathers.
• 5

  For the eyes, slice one marshmallow in half horizontally to make two marshmallow circles. On the non-cut ends, use the black edible writer to draw circles for pupils of the eyes.
• 6

  For the beak and wattle, slice one marshmallow diagonally. Using the same method to coat them with sprinkles that you used for the tail feathers, dip one of the cut marshmallows in yellow sprinkles and one in red. Let dry before setting the red marshmallow in front of the cake and pressing into the frosting. Rest the yellow marshmallow “beak” on top and press into the frosting.
• 7

  Press the eyes into the frosting and your turkey is ready to be gobbled up!