Skull Cake
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This Skull Cake is a bloody and spooky cake for Halloween with red icing along the edge for a blood effect with a mound of skulls on top.
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Ingredients
White chocolate skulls
- 3 8 oz bags Wilton white candy melts
- chocolate skull molds
- 3 red velvet cake mix
- 6 large eggs
- 1 ½ cup butter unsalted, softened
- 3 cup whole milk
Vanilla frosting
- 2 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 6 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 7 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 3 tubes red cookie icing
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Instructions
- Follow the directions on the candy melt bag to learn how to melt the candy melts.
- Follow the directions on the molds to learn how to create the skulls, you will need about 15 small skulls and 5 - 6 large skulls.
- Once you have your skulls made, set them aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your cake pans with pam baking spray.
- Using a standing mixer or hand beater, combine all cupcake ingredients and beat until combined and smooth.
- Pour the cake batter evenly into the cake pans and bake for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with little crumbs.
- Allow cooling completely.
- Remove the cakes from the cake pans and onto the cake boards.
- Using a cake leveler or serrated knife, remove the tops of the cakes to make them even in size.
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream with paddle attachment until combined, creamy and stiff.
- Using one cake layer, scoop 1 c of frosting onto the cake layer and spread it evenly.
- Place a second cake layer on top.
- Scoop another 1 c of frosting on the second cake layer and spread it evenly.
- Place the last cake layer on top.
- Using the remaining frosting, frost the entire cake.
- Once the cake has been frosted, place it into the fridge for a few hours to allow the frosting to get hard and cold.
- Once the cake is cold, using the red icing, create a drip effect by squeezing the red icing around the top edge of the cake.
- Build a mound of skulls in the center of your cake, using any remaining frosting as glue for the skulls to stack on top of each other.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
1265kcal
(63%)
Carbohydrates
142g
(47%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
77g
(118%)
Saturated Fat
41g
(205%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
23g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
248mg
(83%)
Sodium
1379mg
(57%)
Potassium
512mg
(15%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
104g
(208%)
Vitamin A
2037IU
(41%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
273mg
(27%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1265 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1265kcal | 63% |
| Carbohydrates | 142g | 47% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 77g | 118% |
| Saturated Fat | 41g | 205% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 248mg | 83% |
| Sodium | 1379mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 512mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 104g | 208% |
| Vitamin A | 2037IU | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 273mg | 27% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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