Description
This Spiderweb Cake is a spooky and fun dessert perfect for Halloween parties! A moist chocolate cake is frosted with rich buttercream and decorated with a striking spiderweb design using melted chocolate or icing. Simple, festive, and guaranteed to impress both kids and adults.
Ingredients
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For the Cake:
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water or coffee
For the Ganache Frosting:
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
For the Spiderweb Decoration:
- ½ cup white chocolate chips (melted) or store-bought white icing
Instructions
- Make the cake batter: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until combined. Stir in hot water/coffee until smooth.
- Bake the cakes: Divide batter evenly into pans and bake 30–35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Make ganache: Heat cream until just simmering, pour over chopped chocolate, let sit 5 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Cool slightly to thicken.
- Assemble & frost: Place one cake layer on a plate, spread with ganache, then top with the second layer. Frost the entire cake with remaining ganache.
- Create the spiderweb: Transfer melted white chocolate (or icing) to a piping bag. Pipe circles on top of the cake. Drag a toothpick from the center outward to create a web pattern.
- Serve: Chill for 15 minutes before slicing. Add plastic spiders for a spooky touch!
- Prep Time: PT20M
- Cook Time: PT1H10M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420kcal
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg