Description
A spooky and delicious Black Cocoa Spider Web Cake perfect for Halloween. The rich dark cake is topped with a striking royal icing spider web design.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup black cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup strong black coffee, hot
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 batch royal icing (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, frost the cake as desired.
- Pipe royal icing in concentric circles on top of the cake.
- Drag a toothpick from the center outward to create the spider web effect.
- Let the icing set before serving.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for deeper black color if needed.
- Ensure the cake is completely cooled before icing.
- For best results, use a piping bag with a small round tip for the spider web.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
