Cauldron Cake
This Cauldron Cake is a lot easier than you would think and seriously perfect for Halloween! I will teach you all my tips and tricks on how to tasting cake you will ever try as well as how to create fun buttercream skeleton hands gripping the sides of the cauldron.
Cauldron Cake with Buttercream Skeleton Hands
I was a bit shocked at how easy this cake came together. Its simply a 4 layer cake with chocolate frosting tinted black and some seriously fun neon green vanilla pudding. I call it green slime! But the best part? Skeleton hands gripping the sides of the cake. I have to admit I was pretty nervous to make those hands as I have only ever seen them done out of fondant or chocolate but this could not be easier. Granted they are an extremely simplified version but one that any level baker could do! One aspect that makes this cake easy is using good quality products like McCormick extract and food color. I love how these products help me and inspire me to make the besttasting cakes as well as original cake designs!
To make the cauldron shape I simply carved a bit around the edge of the cake. You cant screw this up I promise. Basically it is just removing the top edge as well as the bottom edge to achieve a bowl shape. If your carving skills arent perfect and mine arent! you can always fill in any low spots with extra frosting. Or simply leave asis I think a rustic cauldron adds to the charm of this cake!
You can also bake your cake in round pans specially made for round cakes. When testing out this method I found the cake to be too round so opted for the minimal carving.
To do that simply put your remaining black buttercream in a pastry bag fitted with a 808 large open round tip and begin to pipe around the edge. This works best when the cake is
