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Spooky Spider Cake

Spooky Spider Cake
Spooky Spider Cake is a dairy free dessert. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 611 calories. This recipe serves 20. It is perfect for Halloween. Head to the store and pick up shortening, water, confectioners' sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Spooky Spider Cupcakes, Spooky Spider Cookies, and Spooky Spider Brownies.

Instructions

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In a large bowl, beat the chocolate cake mix, water and eggs on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
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Pour into the two halves of a greased and floured sports ball baking pan.
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Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
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Meanwhile, in another bowl, beat the white cake mix, water and eggs on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
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Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.
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Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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Cool all cakes for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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For frosting, using a heavy-duty stand mixer, combine the shortening, 1/4 cup water and vanilla.
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Combine confectioners' sugar and meringue powder; beat into shortening mixture.
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For base cake: Tint 2-1/4 cups frosting purple. Using a serrated knife, level tops of white cakes if necessary.
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Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer.
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Spread remaining tinted frosting over top and sides of cake.
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Combine 3 cups frosting, cocoa and remaining water until smooth; tint black.
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Combine 1/4 cup black frosting and corn syrup. Using round tip #2 and black frosting with corn syrup, pipe webs and spiders around sides of cake.
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With 3/4 cup white frosting and shell tip #18, pipe border along bottom edge of cake. Insert dowels into center of cake.
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Cut cardboard circle to measure 3-1/4 in.; place over cake.
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For spider cake: Using a serrated knife, level the rounded side of one chocolate cake; attach to cake circle with a small amount of black frosting.
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Spread top with 1/3 cup black frosting; top with remaining chocolate cake.
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Using grass tip #233 and black frosting, pipe hair over cake. With white frosting and round tip # 12, pipe eyes and teeth. Pipe pupils with round tip #2 and black frosting.
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For legs, insert a toothpick into the ends of each licorice rope. Insert one end into side of spider; insert other end into top of purple cake.
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Garnish with candy corn.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 40 m.
Servings20
Health Score1
Dairy Free
DietsDairy Free
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