Ghostly “Boo-Day” Cake
By
Monika Hagerty
@MHagerty
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I did not come up with this recipe myself. I got this recipe from a magazine and tried it the first time for my first husbands birthday which was three days before Halloween. Everyone loved it and I made it ever since for Birthday's, Anniversaries or just because it is so delicious.
Rating:
☆☆☆☆☆ 0 votes
Serves:
12-15 Servings
Prep:
30 Min
Cook:
20 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 1 c
- water
- 1/2 c
- butter
- 1/2 c
- shortening
- 3 Tbsp
- baking cocoa
- 2 c
- flour
- 2 c
- sugar
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 2
- eggs
- 1/2 c
- buttermilk
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1 c
- heavy whipping cream
- 1 c
- (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 - 2 c
- confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 c
- butter, softened
- 1/4 c
- shortening
- 2 c
- confectioners sugar
- 4 1/2 tsp
- milk
- 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- orange and purple paste or gel food coloring
FOR THE CAKE
CCHOCOLATE FROSTING
WHITE FROSTING
How to Make Ghostly “Boo-Day” Cake
- 1In a saucepan, combine the water, butter, shortening and cocoa; cook and stir until butter and shortening are melted. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add the butter mixture; mix well. Add the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; mix well.
- 2Pour into a greased and waxed paper-lined 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Gently peel off waxed paper. Transfer to a 17-in. x 12-in. covered board.
- 3In a saucepan, heat the cream until bubbles begin to form around sides of pan. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Place pan in a bowl of ice water; stir constantly until cooled. Gradually whisk in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Frost the top and sides of cake.
- 4In a small bowl, cream the butter and shortening. Beat in confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Place 1/3 cup in a small bowl; tint orange. Place 3 tablespoons in another bowl; tint purple.
- 5Trace a ghost pattern. Cut out with a shape knife, trace the ghost on chocolate frosting. Gently spread white frosting in ghost shape. Place orange frosting in a pastry or plastic bag; cut a hole in one corner. Pipe banner on ghost. Cut a hole in corner of another pastry or plastic bag; insert #2 round pastry tip and purple frosting. Pipe "Happy Boo-Day" on banner.
