Description
A tiered chocolate cake designed to look like a spooky haunted house, decorated with eerie frosting and colorful Halloween sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Black gel food coloring
- 1/2 cup Halloween-themed sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and grease three round cake pans of varying sizes (e.g., 8-inch, 6-inch, and 4-inch).
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth.
- Divide the batter evenly among the pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Beat softened butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Divide the frosting into two bowls. Leave one white and add a tiny amount of black gel coloring to the other to create gray.
- Stack the cakes from largest to smallest, spreading a layer of frosting between each tier.
- Apply a thin crumb coat of frosting to the exterior and chill for 20 minutes.
- Apply the remaining gray frosting in jagged, uneven layers to create the haunted house effect.
- Press Halloween sprinkles into the sides and top of the cake before the frosting sets.
- Pipe a small door and windows using the white frosting for final details.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American