This spooky spider cake is easy to make! Get your kids in on the cake-decorating action by having them help drizzle the chocolate on the cake to make the spider web.
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1
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box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix
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Water, oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
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1
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container Betty Crocker™ Whipped vanilla frosting
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10
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oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
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5
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Oreo™ chocolate creme sandwich cookies
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2
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licorice wheels, unrolled and split in half
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Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray; if desired, line bottom of pan with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
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Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Frost sides and top of cake with frosting. Melt almond bark as directed on package; use spoon to drizzle almond bark over cake to make spider web, moving spoon quickly across cake as you drizzle.
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Separate tops and bottoms of chocolate sandwich cookies. Place the 5 cookie halves without creme filling on cake to make spider bodies. Separate licorice wheels into ropes. Cut 8 small pieces of licorice for each spider to make legs; place 8 legs around each cookie.
Expert Tips
Use chocolate wafer cookies or homemade chocolate cookies in place of the creme-filled sandwich cookies.
When drizzling the cake with melted almond bark, place pieces of cooking parchment paper around cake to make for easy cleanup!
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 220
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 37%
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- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 62%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 370mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 68g
- 23%
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- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 34g
- Protein
- 3g
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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