Description
Soft, pillowy chocolate cakes sandwiched together with a vibrant orange buttercream frosting. Perfect for kids and Halloween parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- Orange food coloring gel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; fold into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Scoop 1.5 tablespoon mounds of batter onto the baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat frosting butter and powdered sugar, then add milk and orange coloring until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe frosting onto the flat side of one cake and top with another cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American