Thanksgiving Cornucopia Decorated Cake

Entered for safe-keeping. From Woman's World 11/10/08, this decorated cake is a centerpiece, using golden yellow food color, Tootsie Roll Midgees, Marzipan fruits, nonpareil-coated gummi raspberry candies, candy corn and Mellowcreme pumpkins, with a waffle ice cream corn to form the horn of plenty. The Tootsie Roll Midgees offer a dark contrast to show off the colors of the other candies, and are shaped a variety of ways: rope, braid, and leaves. Note: If the Tootsie Rolls are too firm to roll, place them on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on HIGH in 5-second intervals until pliable. Cooking time is for cake layers per your favorite recipe.

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 36  ounces  white frosting (2 cans fluffy white frosting)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  golden  yellow food coloring
• 2  baked  9 inch cake layers
• 28  Tootsie Roll midgees, from 12-ounce package of Tootsie Roll Midgees
• 1  pointed  waffle cone
•  fruit-shaped  marzipan candy, for garnish
•  nonpareil-coated raspberry  gummy candies, for garnish
•  candy corn, for garnish
•  mellowcreme pumpkins, for garnish

Directions

1. Tint frosting yellow with fool coloring.
2. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting.
3. Top with remaining layer; spread top and side with remaining frosting.
4. For "cornucopia", using hands, roll 5 Tootsie Rolls into 5 (16-inch-long) ropes; wrap around ice cream cone, starting at pointed end. Roll 3 Tootsie Rolls into 3 (10-inch-long) ropes; braid together. Wrap braid around top edge of cone; place "cornucopia" on cake.
5. Using rolling pin, roll out each remaining Tootsie Roll to 1/8-inch thickness; using 1 1/2-inch leaf-shaped cookie cutter, cut out "leaves.".
6. Garnish cake and "cornucopia" with "leaves" and other candies.