Halloween Cake Recipe | Recipes from Mom

Check out this delicious cake for you to make at the end of October. Halloween in Brazil is called Dia das Bruxas and its celebration takes place on October 31st.

Ingredients Dough

• 2 cups (tea) of wheat flour
• 2 cups (tea) of sugar
• 1 cup (tea) of chocolate powder
• 1 cup (tea) of warm milk
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 eggs

Ingredients Filling

• 1 can of condensed milk
• 2 cups (tea) of chopped white chocolate
• 2 tablespoons unsalted margarine
• 1 box of cream
• Fruits (Peach or strawberry) optional

Ingredients Topping

• ½ can of condensed milk
• 1 cup (tea) of chopped milk chocolate
• 1 tablespoon unsalted margarine
• ½ box of cream
• Chantilly

Dough Preparation Method

1. Preheat the oven to medium temperature.
2. Grease and flour a 24 cm diameter pan and set aside.
3. In a blender, beat the milk, chocolate, eggs, butter and sugar.
4. In a bowl, mix the flour, yeast and add the mixture from the blender.
5. Mix well and place in the pan.
6. Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Retire e reserve.

Preparation Method Filling

1. In a pan, place the condensed milk, margarine and chocolate.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
3. Remove, add the cream and mix well.
4. Check out the cake assembly.

Preparation Mode Coverage

1. In a pan, place the condensed milk, margarine and chocolate.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
3. Remove, add the cream and mix well.
4. Check out the cake assembly.

Cake Assembly

1. Unmold the cake and cut the dough twice lengthwise.
2. Place the first dough in a cake stand.
3. Cover with part of the filling, fruit (if preferred) and place another disk of dough on top.
4. Cover with the remaining filling plus the fruit.
5. Place the last disk of dough and cover the cake with the chocolate frosting.
6. Decorate the sides of the cake with whipped cream.

Fondant Decoration

Ghosts: Cut out circles of fondant and shape them. You can place fondant, candy or even cake underneath the shapes (of the ghosts) to support the ghosts. Cut out small circles of black fondant for the eyes.

Bats can be made from fondant and placed on the cake if you prefer. You can also make bats from black cardboard to decorate the room and table.

For bats and ghosts, use commercial or homemade white and black fondant. If you use homemade fondant, add a little CMC to the fondant to make it firmer. Keep the fondant you are not using wrapped in plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.

The cake should be kept in the refrigerator because it is covered with whipped cream. Fondant does not tolerate humidity in the refrigerator, so place the ghosts/bats on the cake only after they are completely dry and only when serving.

Mom’s Tips

If you prefer, after filling the cake, you can spread your favorite fruits over the filling.

The whipped cream can be industrialized or homemade.

See also recipes for:

– Chantilly – How to whip it and its secrets

– American Pasta

– Fondant and its secrets

Approximate yield of the cake is 10 servings.