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It's Not Too Late to Bake our Favorite Halloween Cake of All Time
Eerie and hauntingly elegant, these fall candle cakes are the perfect centerpiece and dessert for your Halloween Party.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min👤 Beth Branch📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●knife
- ●microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the cakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour three 6-inch round cake pans or six 4-inch round cake pans. Whisk together baking powder, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in a bowl.
2
Beat brown sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, in two additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until blended after each addition. Transfer batter to prepared pans, dividing evenly.
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3
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 22 to ⏱️ 25 minutes for 6-inch pans, and 18 to ⏱️ 20 minutes for 4-inch pans. Transfer to a wire rack and cool in pans for ⏱️ 10 minutes, then invert onto rack to cool completely.
4
Make the frosting and decorate: Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add cream and vanilla and beat to combine, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes.
5
Trim domed tops from cake layers with a serrated knife. Place one cake layer on a cake stand or plate and top with frosting. Repeat with remaining layers. Frost top and sides of cakes.
6
Microwave vanilla melting wafers according to package directions. Stir in coconut oil. Transfer mixture to a squeeze bottle or a zip-top bag and cut a small hole in one corner. Pipe drips around the top edges of the cakes. Place cakes in the refrigerator or freezer until the drips have set and dried, about 15 to ⏱️ 20 minutes. Repeat, adding drips and chilling cakes, two more times. (If the vanilla drip mixture becomes too thick between each addition, microwave for ⏱️ 10 seconds.) After adding a third round of drips, spread a thin layer of melted vanilla wafer mixture over the top of the cakes and press a white birthday candle into the center of each one, leaving about one-fourth of the candle and wick exposed. Chill 15 to ⏱️ 20 minutes. Let cakes come to room temperature before serving.
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