Halloween Layer Cake
From mountainmama 15 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup butter, softened shopping list
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 3 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 tablespoon baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup milk shopping list
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract shopping list
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel shopping list
- 10 drops yellow food coloring shopping list
- 6 drops red food coloring shopping list
- FROSTING: shopping list
- 3 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 5-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons milk shopping list
- 8 drops yellow food coloring shopping list
- 6 drops red food coloring shopping list
- GLAZE: shopping list
- 3 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate shopping list
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream shopping list
- candy corn for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Mix well. Combine cocoa, water and vanilla; stir in 2 cups cake batter.
- Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan. Add orange extract, peel and food coloring to remaining batter. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
- In a mixing bowl, beat all frosting ingredients until smooth. Place one orange cake layer on a cake plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with chocolate layer; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second orange layer. Frost the sides and top of each.
- Microwave chocolate and cream on high 1-1/2 minutes or, stirring once. Stir until smooth; let cool 2 minutes. Slowly pour over cake, letting glaze drizzle down sides. Garnish with candy corn.
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