Description
This Halloween Cake is a delightful chocolate treat designed to spook and please both kids and adults. With its rich cocoa flavor and vibrant decorations, it’s perfect for your Halloween celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 t salt
- 2 cups flour
- 2 t baking soda
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 cup granulate sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 t vanilla
- Green food coloring
- Halloween sprinkles
- Edible eyes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, mix the sugar, cocoa, salt, flour, and baking soda together.
- Add in the oil, buttermilk, and eggs to the dry ingredients, and mix until well combined.
- Carefully stir in the hot water until the batter is smooth.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- For the icing, combine granulated sugar, cocoa, milk, margarine, and vanilla in a saucepan and heat over medium while stirring until boiled. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Once cool, spread the icing over the cooled cake layers.
- Dye some icing with green food coloring and use it to create spooky decorations. Finish off with Halloween sprinkles and edible eyes.
Notes
Make sure to let the cake cool completely before icing to avoid melting. You can adjust the amount of green food coloring based on your desired hue.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 430 kcal
- Sugar: 40 g
- Sodium: 330 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 59 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
Keywords: Halloween Cake Idea, Chocolate Cake, Halloween Dessert, Spooky Treats