Janette's Caterpillar Cake

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 (18.25-ounce) box chocolate cake mix
• 1/4 cup pureed canned red beets
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 marshmallows
• 2 raisins
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 12 -cup fluted bundt pan
• 1 (6-ounce) ramekin
• Toothpicks
• Long, narrow platter, preferably green

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Coat the bundt pan and the ramekin with nonstick spray.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, beets, egg whites, applesauce, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Spoon enough batter into the ramekin to fill by 2/3, then scrape the rest into the bundt pan.
5. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes for the small cake and 30 minutes for the large one.
6. Place on a rack to cool for 15 minutes.
7. Turn the cakes out of the pans and let cool completely.
8. To assemble, cut the large cake in 1/2 crosswise and place the pieces end-to-end on the platter so they form an "S" shape.
9. Use toothpicks to attach the small cake to 1 end to make the head.
10. Use toothpicks to attach marshmallow "eyes" with raisin "pupils."
11. Put the confectioners' sugar in a sieve or sifter and dust it generously over the cake.

nonstick cooking spray, chocolate cake mix, red beets, egg whites, unsweetened applesauce, milk, vanilla, marshmallows, raisins, sugar, bundt pan, toothpicks, platter

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/janettes-caterpillar-cake-recipe.html (may not work)