Best Haunted House Cake Recipes

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HAUNTED-HOUSE CAKE



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This haunted house's towering cookie facade, candy details, and golden caramel windows are guaranteed to become the stuff of legend-that is, should anyone who ventures near live to tell the tale. A winding nougat staircase leads up the chocolate buttercream grounds to the entrance, where a construction-paper caretaker hovers just inside, waiting for the next unsuspecting visitor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 recipes Devil's Food Cake Layers
Chocolate Buttercream for Haunted-House Cake
1 package (10.58 ounces) soft chocolate or vanilla torrone, cut into 2- to 2 1/2-inch blocks
Cocoa powder, for rolling
1 thick block milk chocolate, for shaving
Haunted-House Chocolate Cookies
Candy Cats, optional

Steps:

  • To assemble the cake: Secure one 11-inch cake layer to corresponding-size round foam board with a dab of chocolate buttercream. Spread 2 cups buttercream on top. Stack another 11-inch cake on top of buttercream, and frost as before. Top with remaining 11-inch cake. Spread 1 cup buttercream over top and sides of tier, scraping lightly to create a thin layer, or crumb coat, and refrigerate until frosting is firm, about 30 minutes. Spread 2 cups buttercream over entire tier until smooth.
  • Repeat with 9-inch cake layers on second foam board, using 1 cup frosting between layers, 1/2 cup for crumb coat, and 1 cup for the final coat.
  • Trim 5 dowels to height of 9-inch tier and 6 to height of 11-inch tier. Insert dowels in corresponding tiers in a circle, 2 1/2 inches from the edge of cake. Center 9-inch tier over 11-inch tier, pressing gently to secure. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip (#806) with remaining buttercream. Pipe pearls around bottoms of tiers for a border, as shown below. (Cake can be refrigerated up to 3 days before proceeding.)
  • Make the steps: Fill a small bowl with cocoa powder. Cut torrone into 2-to 2 1/2-inch-long blocks. Cut toothpicks in half (1 for each block). Roll torrone in cocoa powder to coat. Insert toothpicks into torrone blocks, and push blocks into cake, starting from top of 9-inch tier and curving to bottom of 11-inch tier. Using a vegetable peeler, shave milk chocolate; sprinkle over tops of tiers.
  • Finish the cake: Carefully transfer assembled cookie house to top of cake. Press cookie doors into cake in front of house. Decorate cake with cookie tree, tombstones, and candy cats, if desired. Press caretaker cutout onto top of cake, behind door. Arrange a flashlight behind cake to shine through door and windows.

HAUNTED HOUSE CAKE



Haunted House Cake image

WHEN this eerie abode appears at Halloween parties, guests will surely move right in...to get a piece of the treat! Our kitchen staff prepared the ghostly home with handy packaged cake mixes, plus common baking pans you likely already have in your kitchen. To complete the frightfully delightful scene, they decorated it with edible details including cookie tombstones, cereal shingles and a chocolate door.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h40m

Yield 12-15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1 package white cake mix (regular size)
2 Nutter Butter cookies
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons milk
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 milk chocolate candy bar (1.55 ounces)
1 orange M&M miniature baking bit
Orange liquid or paste food coloring
1 Cup Golden Grahams cereal
Stick of Orange-striped fruit gum
Chocolate sprinkles
1/4 cup gold rock candy
14- x 10-inch serving board or platter
Purple gift wrap
Clear cellophane

Steps:

  • Prepare chocolate cake batter according to package directions. Spoon 3 cups into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Set remaining batter aside. , Bake loaf cake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Prepare white cake batter and pour into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Drop reserved chocolate batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto white batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., To assemble, place the marbled cake on a large platter or covered board (about 14x10 in.). Level top of chocolate cake. Cut chocolate cake in half widthwise. Referring to photo above for position, place one half on the corner of the marbled cake for the house., For the roof, cut remaining half of chocolate cake in half diagonally. Position the two halves together so they form a triangular shape on top of house. Cut each cookie in half widthwise and set aside., In a bowl, cream shortening and butter. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla, mixing until smooth. Frost house, roof, sides of marble cake and cookie halves. , Break candy bar into rectangles. Place one on front of house for door (save remaining pieces for another use). Place a small dot of frosting on left side of door and attach M&M baking bits for doorknob. Tint remaining frosting orange; frost top of marble cake. , Place cereal on roof of house for shingles. Cut gum in half widthwise and then lengthwise. Place two pieces above the door for shutters. Use sprinkles to outline the window., For tombstones, attach sprinkles to the cookies to read "R.I.P." and "BOO". Place cookies on the cake, lightly pushing them into frosting., Place rock candy in front of door for a walkway.

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HAUNTED HOUSE CAKE FOR HALLOWEEN



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The ideal Halloween cake should be as yummy as it is scary! So it is with this haunted house cake made with (appropriately enough) devil's food cake mix.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 1h44m

Yield 30 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 pkg. (2-layer size each) devil's food cake mix
2 pkg. (3.9 oz. each) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
3 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
8 cups powdered sugar
3 sugar cones
1 tube (4 oz.) green decorating icing
3 creme-filled Swiss cake roll s
1 tube (4 oz.) white decorating icing
3 Tbsp. green pearl sprinkles
3 bat-shaped gummy candies
5 chocolate wafer cookies

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350ºF.
  • Grease and flour 1 (8-oz.) ramekin and 1 each of the following round pans: 6-inch, 8-inch and 10-inch. Cover bottoms of ramekin and all pans with parchment.
  • Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Add dry pudding mixes; beat 2 min. Pour 2/3 cup batter into prepared ramekin, 1-2/3 cups batter into prepared 6-inch pan, 2-1/4 cups batter into prepared 8-inch pan and remaining batter into prepared 10-inch pan.
  • Bake cakes 30 to 34 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, removing cakes from oven when they are done. (Smaller cakes should be done at about 30 min., while the larger 10-inch cake should be done after about 34 min. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pans with knife. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pans and parchment. Cool cakes completely.
  • Melt chocolate as directed on package. Beat butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Blend in milk, then melted chocolate. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition.
  • Stack cake layers, from largest to smallest, on plate, securing layers to each other with small amount of the chocolate frosting. Frost top and sides of cakes with remaining chocolate frosting. Frost sugar cones with green decorating icing; place on cake pieces as shown in photo. Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble haunted house as shown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 320 mg, Carbohydrate 80 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 62 g, Protein 4 g

HAUNTED HOUSE CAKE



Haunted House Cake image

Bring an on-theme Haunted House Cake to your next Halloween get together. As haunted houses go, this Haunted House Cake Halloween treat is not very scary! Maybe it's because it's deliciously obvious there's chocolatey amazingness to be had inside.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 2h5m

Yield Makes 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.)
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup milk
13 mini vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
4 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, split
2 Tbsp. Halloween sprinkles
8 pieces black licorice
18 pieces candy corn
4 JET-PUFFED Marshmallows
1/2 cup PLANTERS Almonds
4 worm-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Steps:

  • Prepare cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package, beating the dry pudding mix into the batter before pouring into prepared pan. Cool cake 10 min.; invert onto wire rack. Remove pan; cool cake completely.
  • Melt chocolate as directed on package; cool 5 min. Pour into large bowl. Add sugar, butter and vanilla; beat with mixer on low speed until well blended. Gradually beat in milk until well blended and of spreading consistency.
  • Transfer cake to cutting board; cut into pieces as shown in diagram. Arrange cake pieces on tray or platter as shown in diagram, securing pieces together with some of the frosting.
  • Frost cake with remaining frosting. Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 480 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g

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