Cakes
Halloween Chocolate Cake
This cake might look like a pumpkin, but this Halloween chocolate cake recipe makes a cake as chocolaty as they get, complete with orange frosting. The secret is using a fluted tube pan to get the shape right for the top of a pumpkin. This recipe uses HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar, HERSHEY'S Cocoa and HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips for that undeniably decadent triple chocolate flavor. Adding a chocolate covered ice cream cone to your Halloween Chocolate Cake and some extra green icing makes the final result look like a perfect pumpkin!
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Ingredients & Directions
- Yields:
- 1 cake
- Prep:
- 1 Hr. 30 Min.
- Bake:
- 50 Min.
- Total:
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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1HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar (6 oz), broken into pieces
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1/2 cupbutter or margarine (1 stick), softened
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1 cupwater boiling
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2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1-1/2 cupssugar
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1/2 cup
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2 tspsbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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2eggs
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1/2 cupdairy sour cream
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Chocolate Coated Ice Cream Cone
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1 cupHERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
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1 Tbspshortening (do NOT use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
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Orange Frosting
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1/3 cupbutter or margarine
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2 cupspowdered sugar
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2 tspsfreshly grated orange peel
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1-1/2 tspsvanilla extract
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2 to 4 Tbspshot water
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few dropsyellow and red food color
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Decorator's Frosting
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3 Tbspswater
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1 Tbspmeringue powder
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1-1/2 cupssugar
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1/8 tspvanilla extract
READY TO MAKE THIS?
You'll Need
12-cup fluted tube pan
bowls
mixer
wire rack
pastry bag
leaf decorating tip
refrigerator
microwave
Step-By-Step Directions
Chocolate Coated Ice Cream Cone:
Place 1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 1 tablespoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at Medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Spoon melted chocolate over outside of flat-bottom ice cream cone. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes.
Orange Frosting:
Place 1/3 cup butter or margarine in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium (50%) 1 minute or until melted. Stir in 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel and 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons hot water for desired consistency. Stir in red and yellow food color for desired color.
Decorator's Frosting:
Combine 3 tablespoons water and 1 tablespoon meringue powder in small bowl. Add 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar and 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat on high speed of mixer until stiff. Stir in green food color for desired color.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 slice (181g)Amount per servingCalories610% Daily Value*Total Fat 27g 35%Saturated Fat 16g 80%Trans Fat 0.5gCholesterol 75mg 25%Sodium 540mg 23%Total Carbohydrates 95g 35%Dietary Fiber 2g 7%Total Sugars 75gIncludes 72g Added Sugar 144%Protein 7gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 21mg 2%Iron 3mg 15%Potassium 107mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
