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Halloween Black Cat Cake

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Halloween Black Cat Cake
  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 45 min
  • Servings 16
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Frighten away those chocolate cravings with this hauntingly delicious chocolate cake.
Jul 27, 2010

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 containers Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
  • Tray or cardboard (20x14 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil
  • 2 yellow Betty Crocker® Fruit Gushers® fruit snacks, from a 5.4-oz box or 1 large yellow gumdrop
  • 1 small black gumdrop
  • Black shoestring licorice

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans. Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.
  • 3
    Using serrated knife, cut rounded top off cake to level surface; place cut side down. Cut cake as shown in diagram; arrange pieces on serving tray. Attach pieces together with a small amount of frosting. Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes. Frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Use yellow fruit snacks or gumdrop slices for eyes, black gumdrop for nose and shoestring licorice for whiskers, lines on eyes and front paws. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Can't find black shoestring licorice? Use black decorating gel instead; it can often be found near the cake and frosting items in your grocery store.
  • Tip 2
    Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

Nutrition Information

330 Calories, 16g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 44g Total Carbs, 31g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 16
Calories
330
Total Fat
16g
Saturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
2 1/2g
Cholesterol
40mg
Sodium
360mg
15%
Total Carbs
44g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
31g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Calcium
2
2%
Iron
10
10%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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