Spider Web Cake
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5
Spider Web Cake
Description
This cake blends sour cream, buttermilk, coffee made with a Moka pot, and cocoa powder with dry ingredients including all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to achieve a moist chocolate crumb. The batter is liquidy but bakes into a tender cake in about 50 minutes.
The frosting is a fudgy buttercream combining unsalted butter, cocoa powder, confectioners sugar, fudge, and a drizzle of melted white chocolate. The white chocolate is also used to pipe a spiral on top, which is then pulled with a tool to create a spider web pattern. A spider figure made from peanut M&Ms and melted semi-sweet chocolate is added for detail.
The cake is suitable for coffee lovers or anyone looking for a richly flavored chocolate dessert with a whimsical, thematic design. It pairs well with coffee or milk on dessert tables.
Accurate flour measurement by weighing or careful spoon and level method is important to avoid dry cake. The batter can tolerate room temperature or cold coffee, and decorating tips are available for novices to replicate the spider web effect.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 egg large
- 1 1/2 cup coffee Use a Moka pot so it's basically espresso, strong hot
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Frosting:
- 1 1/2 cup butter unsalted
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound confectioners sugar sifted
- ⅓ cup fudge nice quality
- 1/3 cup white chocolate melted
For the Spider:
- 1 Peanut M&M's brown
- 1 M&M's brown
- 2 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate melted
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat to 350 degrees.
- Add parchment paper to a sheet cake pan, butter and flour the paper and sides.
- Sift together the dry ingredients (including the sugar) into the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredient bowl.
- Whisk to combine then mix on level 2 for two minutes.
- Pour batter into cake pan. Bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow time to cool. Invert onto wire racks to cool fully.
For the Frosting:
- Beat butter in a stand mixer. Add cocoa powder on a lower level.
- Combine confectioners sugar, then salt.
- Add fudge in slowly.
- Mix until incorporated.
For the Assembly:
- Add buttercream to the top of the cake with an ice cream scooper. Spread over with an offset spatula.
- Drizzle a white chocolate spiral.
- Drag a point tool or toothpick through both layers, starting from the middle of the spiral. This will create a web look.
For the Spider:
- Melt semi sweet chocolate. Transfer to a piping bag.
- Pipe ‘L’ shaped legs onto parchment paper with the black gel bag. Transfer to the freezer for 5 - 10 minutes to set.
- Add a brown peanut m&m for the body and a brown m&m for the head of the spider.
- Stick legs around the m&m body.
Notes
- Measure flour by weight or use the spoon-and-level method to avoid dense cake.
- The batter is very liquidy but will bake into a moist cake.
- Room temperature or cold coffee can be used in the batter.
- Substitute water or milk for coffee if preferred.
- For decorating guidance, refer to specialized cake decorating tutorials or videos on spider web designs.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 442 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 442kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 464mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 210mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 65g | 130% |
| Vitamin A | 646IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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