Witch Cauldron Cake
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Dorothy Kern
Updated Oct 5, 2023
This easy Halloween cake is spooky enough for the Halloween party but easy enough for anyone to make. It’s perfectly witchy and great for the kids to help decorate. With just a few ingredients, you can have the perfect centerpiece for your Halloween dessert table.
Frequently Asked Questions
If the frosting is too soft to hold its shape when you start piping the blobs, pop the cake and the pastry bag in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Anything spooky goes in a witch cauldron; use any Betty Crocker™ decorating items you can find!
Witch Cauldron Cake
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- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 1 teaspoon green and 2 drops yellow gel food color from 1 box Betty Crocker™ Classic Gel Food Color
- Betty Crocker™ Dessert Decorations Candy Eyeballs, as desired
- Candy sprinkles, as desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of three 8-inch round cake pans.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour 1 1/3 cups batter into each pan.
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Step3Bake cakes 17 to 21 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Place 2 tubs of frosting in a large bowl. Add about 1 teaspoon green food color and 2 drops yellow food color and stir to combine, adding more green food color as desired for the color you want.
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Step5Fit decorating bag with 1/2-inch round piping tip; fill with frosting. Place first cake layer on plate. Pipe around top edge of cake layer, forming a thick frosting border. Spread additional frosting over top of cake inside frosting border. Top with second cake layer; repeat border and filling with frosting. Place third cake layer on top; repeat with frosting. Pipe remaining frosting into mounds over top of cake, alternating sizes of mounds.
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Step6Decorate as desired using candy eyeballs and sprinkles on frosting mounds and side of cake. Store cake covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
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