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

Ingredients

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