With just a few tricks, Buddy Valastro transforms a plain cake into a carved pumpkin treat. First, he adds layers of orange and yellow frosting. Then, he uses a pumpkin carving kit -- with a jack-o'-lantern stencil for the design.
Jake Cohen leans in fully for this cake with an extremely moist pumpkin batter perfumed with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, then topped with an espresso streusel.