Description
Creepy halloween spider cake weaves a web of chocolatey delight across your dessert plate. Chocolate layers draped with dark ganache and spidery decorations create spine-tingling sweet drama you will devour with wicked pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- Ingredients required for cake mix (as specified on box)
Decorative Ingredients:
- 1 gel orange food coloring
- 1 gel black food coloring
- 1 package mini Oreos
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 recipe vanilla buttercream
- 1 can chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to recommended temperature on cake mix box. Generously coat three 6-inch cake pans with cooking spray or butter.
- Prepare cake mix according to package instructions, adding orange food coloring to achieve vibrant Halloween-themed color.
- Evenly distribute cake batter among prepared pans, ensuring balanced layers.
- Bake cake layers as directed on box, watching carefully to prevent over-browning.
- Allow cakes to cool completely on wire rack for approximately 30-45 minutes.
- Create vanilla buttercream frosting, ensuring smooth and spreadable consistency.
- Prepare black chocolate frosting by mixing chocolate frosting with black food coloring.
- Level cake layers if necessary to ensure flat, even surfaces.
- Place first cake layer on serving plate, creating a stable base.
- Spread black chocolate frosting between cake layers, creating rich filling.
- Apply vanilla buttercream around layer edges to create clean border.
- Completely cover cake exterior with smooth layer of vanilla buttercream.
- Using black frosting and #4 piping tip, create intricate cobweb design across cake top and sides.
- Carefully place Mini Oreos around cake for decorative spider elements.
- Pipe additional black frosting to create spider legs and detailed eye accents.
- Refrigerate cake for 15-20 minutes to set decorative elements before serving.
Notes
- Enhance Color Intensity Adjust food coloring gradually to achieve vibrant orange without altering cake batter consistency.
- Create Smooth Texture Sift cake mix to eliminate lumps, ensuring even orange coloration and silky cake texture.
- Prevent Sticking Always use parchment paper rounds in cake pans for easy cake removal without breaking.
- Optimize Frosting Consistency Ensure buttercream is at room temperature for smooth spreading and clean piping details.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg