Spider Cake

 
With Halloween right around the corner its time to come up with some treats that fit the occasion. Well spiders seem to be a popular Halloween decoration either hanging from the ceiling set somewhere to scare me or as decoration! Well my favorite is designing them on this Spider Cake! Another favorite Halloween treat that keeps spiders in focus is my Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Spider Cake
I am not sure why spiders get such a bad rap since they are free pest control! I may or may not have screamed at the sight of a spider but for the most part I leave them alone and they leave me alone. Anyway when it comes to Halloween spiders are everywhere! Plus there are a lot of superstitions around spiders on Halloween. They first became associated with the holiday back in medieval times when they were associated with witches. However they have had their accolades as well. However you feel about spiders this Spider Cake fits perfectly with the Halloween and spider relationship. Plus not only is it decorative it tastes amazing!!!

Spider Cake Recipe
This cake may look complicated but dont be afraid get it??? to make it! Its simply a matter of making my favorite Chocolate Cake recipe and preparing the Whipped Vanilla and Chocolate Buttercream!
Chocolate Cake Ingredients
FlourVanilla extractEggsRoom temperature eggs are best for baking Vegetable oilButtermilkMake your own homemade buttermilk for this and other recipes!SaltBaking powderBaking sodaCocoa powderSugarHot coffeeIt is fine if you use decaf that is what I use!
Whipped VanillaChocolate Buttercream Ingredients
ButterVanilla extractAlmond extractConfectioners sugarYou can definitely reduce the sugar by as much as half if you want less sugar Whole milkSaltjust a pinch!Dark cocoa for the chocolate buttercreamBlack food coloring for the chocolate buttercream
When you prepare the chocolate buttercream you can easily halve the recipe above as you will not be using all of it for piping out the web and spiders. I use Dark cocoa powder to ensure it was as deep brown as possible. I do this because I want to use black food color sparingly.
Take 1 cup of the chocolate buttercream and add 12 tsp. of black food color. You can use less do a couple of drops at a time and stir remember that the color will darken as it sits. Place black buttercream into a pastry bag.
Spider Leg Ingredients
Black rope licorice
How to Make Spider Cake
Start by baking your chocolate cake. You will use one