Description
Indulge in the festive spirit of Halloween with this Spooky Halloween Marble Cake, a dessert that dazzles with its striking red and black swirls. This cake combines deliciously moist layers of chocolate and vanilla flavors to create a visually stunning centerpiece for any gathering. With easy-to-follow steps, both novice and experienced bakers can achieve impressive results. The cake is adorned with spooky decorations, including drippy red ‘blood’ and playful sprinkles, making it a delightful treat that will captivate your guests. Perfect for parties or family celebrations, this cake not only looks fantastic but tastes incredible too!
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- Black gel icing color
- Red gel icing color
- 2 1/4 cups unsalted butter, for frosting
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract, for frosting
- 5–7 tbsp water/cream, for frosting
- 1/4 tsp salt, for frosting
- 4 oz red candy melts, for decoration
- 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream, for decoration
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in one bowl; cream butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla in another. Add eggs one at a time.
- Alternate mixing dry ingredients and buttermilk into the creamed mixture until combined.
- Divide batter; mix melted chocolate and black gel icing color into one half; tint the other half red if desired.
- Alternate dollops of both batters in pans, swirling gently with a knife.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean, then cool completely.
- For frosting, beat butter with powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, salt, and water/cream to desired consistency.
- Frost cooled cakes and decorate with melted red candy melts as 'blood.'
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (80g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Allow all ingredients to come to room temperature for an even batter. Customize decorations according to your Halloween theme.