I said I'd back track and blog about my past-cake'strordinaire baking, here's my first attempt at it so sorry if it's a bit outdated! :)
Chocolate and Pumpkin Hallowe'en Cake
I made this cake using this recipe and it was to die for! The pumpkin kept the cake super moist and really brought out the chocolate flavor.
The icing wasn't as wonderful as I had hoped but it still tasted great! It took me an INSANE amount of food coloring to get it this light orange color so I think the picture on the website is a lie. It did get a bit darker when it set but not by much. Also, the icing was very soft and wouldn't be good for decorations or any other form of fancyness. Worked wonderfully as a base though and the taste was very well balanced with the cake filling. I wouldn't ice this cake with butter cream icing unless I wanted to go into a sugar coma.
The glaze totally bombed but I was able to make it look droopy with some careful pouring and a lot of patience. I used little decorative skulls, gummy worms and some red gel for some festive decor. I shaved some chocolate and sprinkled that around the cake and topped it all with a real mini-pumpkin.
Wasn't the easiest cake I've ever baked but most definitely one of the tastiest!!
2 comments:
Awesome cake! Did you use liquid food colouring, or gels (paste)? The paste (usually comes in little pots, and I add using a toothpick) is best for vibrant colours and you don't need to use nearly as much.
I used the paste kind. I think it was just because of the cocoa that's added to the mix, it took a long time to turn it from brownish-beige to orange. :) It would taste really good without the cocoa so I guess you could always skip it if you wanted to get a brighter color. :)
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