Cake Halloween

Spooky Black Velvet Cake with Buttercream Frosting

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For a Halloween-themed cake that’s both delicious and visually striking, you could try making a Spooky Black Velvet Cake with a fun design like a haunted house or ghosts. Here’s a simple recipe idea:

Spooky Black Velvet Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

For the cake:

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ cups sugar

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (black cocoa if available for a darker cake)

1 cup buttermilk

½ cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup boiling water

Black food coloring (gel or powder works best)

For the buttercream frosting:

1 cup unsalted butter (softened)

4 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2-3 tbsp milk or heavy cream

Orange and black food coloring

Halloween sprinkles or decorations

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
  3. In another bowl, mix buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
  4. Slowly add the boiling water while stirring, and then add black food coloring until the batter reaches your desired shade of black.
  5. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cakes cool completely.

Buttercream frosting:

  1. Beat the butter in a large bowl until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and continue to mix until fluffy.
  2. Add vanilla extract and milk, one tablespoon at a time, until you get a spreadable consistency.
  3. Divide the frosting into two bowls. Tint one batch orange and the other black with food coloring.

Assemble:

  1. Once the cake has cooled, level the layers if necessary.
  2. Spread a layer of frosting between the cakes, then frost the outside with the black and orange buttercream in a swirl pattern to give a spooky look.
  3. Decorate with Halloween-themed sprinkles, candy eyeballs, or fondant ghost figures.

This cake will be a showstopper at any Halloween party!