HALLOWEEN WITCH CAKE

Halloween Witch Cake image

If you're looking for an extra-special dessert to serve for Halloween, this witch cake will delight all the ghouls and goblins at your party. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h55m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups sour cream
1-1/2 cups water
FROSTING:
1-1/4 cups butter, softened
10 cups confectioners' sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 2/3 cup 2% milk
Green and black gel food coloring
4 ounces black candy coating disks, melted
Assorted black sprinkles, sanding sugar and pearls

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in water., Pour into prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before carefully removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and enough milk to reach desired consistency; remove 1-1/2 cups frosting and set aside. Tint remaining frosting with green gel food coloring until desired color is reached. Tint reserved frosting with black food coloring., If cake layers have rounded tops, trim with a serrated knife to make level. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake., For decoration, place melted candy coating in piping bag fitted with a small round tip; pipe witch hat shapes onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Top cake with assorted sprinkles. Place black frosting in piping bag fitted with large star tip; pipe onto top of cake. Just before serving, gently stand 1 witch hat on top of cake. Adhere remaining witch hats and black pearls to sides of cake by gently pressing into frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 882 calories, Fat 35g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 114mg cholesterol, Sodium 504mg sodium, Carbohydrate 135g carbohydrate (115g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.