Description
A visually striking Halloween cake featuring a dark chocolate sponge carved into a cat shape, topped with a vibrant red velvet cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Dutch-process 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 tsp black gel food coloring
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp red gel food coloring
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and black gel coloring until combined.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until the batter is smooth.
- Divide batter between pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes completely; carve one cake into a cat silhouette with ears and a tail.
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth, then gradually add powdered sugar, red gel coloring, and heavy cream.
- Frost the bottom cake layer, place the cat silhouette on top, and pipe red velvet accents.