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Halloween Spider Web Cake Recipe

The richest chocolate cake ever topped with a fudge buttercream and of course there's a spider too!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Calories: 442kcal
Author: Anne Carter
Servings: 16

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Electric mixer
  • Offset Spatula
  • Cake Turntable
  • Piping Bag
  • Toothpicks
  • Cooling Racks

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup strong hot coffee Use a Moka pot so it's basically espresso
  • 3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 2/3 cup granulated sugar

For the Frosting:

  • 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 pound confectioners sugar sifted
  • ⅓ cup fudge nice quality
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate melted

For the Spider:

  • 1 Brown peanut M&M
  • 2 tbsp semi sweet chocolate melted
  • 1 Brown M&M

Instructions

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  • Line a sheet cake pan with parchment, butter and flour it.
  • Sift and whisk together dry ingredients (including sugar) in a stand mixer bowl.
    Sifting and Mixing Dry Ingredients for Chocolate Spider Web Cake
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together wet ingredients.
    Whisking Wet Ingredients for Chocolate Spider Web Cake
  • Add wet ingredients to the dry, then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
    Combining Wet and Dry Ingredients for Chocolate Spider Web Cake Batter
  • Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool, then invert onto wire racks to cool fully.

For the Frosting

  • Beat butter in a stand mixer; add cocoa powder on low speed.
  • Add confectioners’ sugar and salt, mixing slowly.
    Adding Cocoa Powder and Sugar for Chocolate Spider Web Cake Frosting
  • Gradually add fudge until smooth and incorporated.
    Pouring Batter into Prepared Cake Pan for Spider Web Cake

For the Assembly

  • Scoop buttercream onto the cake and spread evenly with an offset spatula.
    Incorporating Fudge for Chocolate Spider Web Cake Frosting
  • Drizzle a white chocolate spiral on top.
    Drizzling White Chocolate Spiral on Chocolate Spider Web Cake
  • Use a toothpick to drag from the center outward to create a web effect.
    Creating Web Effect on Chocolate Spider Web Cake with Toothpick

For the Spider

  • Melt semi-sweet chocolate and transfer to a piping bag.
  • Pipe “L”-shaped legs onto parchment paper, freeze for 5-10 minutes to set.
  • Use a brown peanut M&M for the body and a regular brown M&M for the head.
  • Attach the chocolate legs around the M&M body.

Nutrition

Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 464mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 646IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg