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Halloween Black Cat Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 4 hr 25 min
  • Servings 16
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Frighten away those chocolate urges with this hauntingly delicious chocolate cake cut and frosted to look like a black cat.
Updated Jul 23, 2023
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray.
  • 2
    Make and bake cakes as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch round pans. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate or freeze cakes 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 and arrange pieces on serving tray. (See link below for diagram.) Attach pieces together with a small amount of frosting. Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate cake 30 minutes.
  • 4
    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 at room temperature.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Can't find black shoestring licorice? Use Betty Crocker™ 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.
  • tip 3
    Applying a thin layer of frosting or a "crumb coat" to the cake, and refrigerating helps to seal in the crumbs before the final frosting.

Nutrition

320 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 45g Total Carbohydrate, 31g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)
Calories
320
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
330mg
14%
Potassium
85mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
45g
15%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
31g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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