Description
Indulge your guests this Halloween with the Spooky Black Velvet Halloween Cake, a decadent dessert that blends rich chocolate flavors with a delightful blackberry compote. This moist cake features an alluring black cocoa buttercream frosting and is beautifully adorned with fresh blackberries and chocolate skulls, making it an eye-catching centerpiece for any festive gathering. Perfect for parties or special occasions, this cake is not only delicious but also easy to prepare, ensuring that even novice bakers can impress their friends and family. Embrace the spirit of the season with this spooky yet sumptuous treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup black cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- Fresh blackberries (for decoration)
- Chocolate skulls (for decoration)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, black cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix the sugar, eggs, buttermilk, hot coffee, canola oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually combine the wet mixture with the dry ingredients using a spatula until just mixed.
- Pour the batter into prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool before transferring them to a cooling rack.
- Prepare blackberry compote by simmering blackberries with sugar, lemon juice, zest, cinnamon stick, water, and cornstarch until thickened.
- Make frosting by beating cream cheese and butter until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar and black cocoa powder.
- Assemble by layering cake with blackberry compote and frosting; frost entire cake and decorate.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg