Chocolate spider cake

Name: Chocolate spider cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cups cocoa powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature; 2 3/4 cups icing sugar, sifted; 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup 35% cream; 1/3 cup 35% cream; 100 g finely chopped semi-sweet chocolate, or chips (1/2 cup); 1/4 cup finely chopped white chocolate, or chips

Prep Time35 mins
Total Time2 hrs 30 mins
Makes8 servings

Photo: Erik Putz

The itsy bitsy spider cake just took your Halloween party to the next level. Guests will fight over the adorable cookies spiders.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cups cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature

Nutrition (per serving)

Protein 10g, Carbohydrates 114g, Fat 43g, Fibre 5g, Sodium 505mg.

Originally published in the Today’s Parent September/October 2019 issue. Photo by Erik Putz.

This article was originally published on Aug 21, 2019