MidKnight Snacks: Halloween Bundt Cake

Start the Halloween season right with this spooktacular bundt cake!

October 10, 2022

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Photo Ariana Smith

A delicious Halloween Bundt Cake topped with candy corn, a green sugar cone, and orange glaze.

The month of October has arrived at last! You know what that means — tricks and, more importantly, treats because Halloween is just around the horizon. Candy isn’t the only tasty Halloween food option. This frightful and delectable Halloween Bundt Cake is just what you need to host the best Halloween celebration or to soothe a midnight appetite.

Ingredients

Halloween Bundt Cake:

  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 drops orange food coloring
  • 3 drops purple food coloring
  • 3 drops black food coloring
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Glaze:

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk, or water
  • 2 drops orange food coloring
  • 2 drops black food coloring

Decoration:

  • Halloween candy of your choosing
  • 1 ice cream sugar cone, green

Instructions

For the Bundt Cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, salt, and eggs. Beat with an electric hand mixer for 2-3 minutes, or until pale in color.
  3. Add the canola oil and beat until incorporated.
  4. Combine the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
  5. Add half of the flour and milk to the egg mixture and beat until almost completely combined.  Then add the remaining flour and milk and beat just until no flour streaks remain.
  6. Evenly distribute the batter among the three medium dishes. Orange food coloring, purple food coloring, and black food coloring should all be added to separate bowls.
  7. Sift the cocoa powder into the bowl with the black food coloring and stir each batter well with a rubber spatula to combine.
  8. To achieve a marbled effect, add 1/2 cup of batter at a time to a bundt pan that has been greased. Repeat this process with the remaining batter.
  9. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool before decorating.

For the Glaze:

  1. In a big bowl, combine the milk and powdered sugar, and whisk until the mixture is thick and smooth.
  2. 2 tablespoons or so of the glaze should be transferred to a small bowl. Add black food coloring to the tiny bowl and orange food coloring to the larger dish of glaze. Mix thoroughly until the colors are even.
  3. Pour the orange glaze over the cake, coating evenly. Use a spoon to pour lines of black glaze over the cake to resemble pumpkin ridges after it has dried for five minutes.

For the Decoration:

  1. Fill the center with your choice of Halloween candy and top with the green sugar cone as the “stem”.

This Halloween Bundt Cake is the ideal baked good to capture the Halloween mood this year. The entire process takes no more than an hour, and thanks to the variety of toppings available, you may create a one-of-a-kind cake that is personalized to your preferences.

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