Halloween Chocolate Cake

A simple and delicious chocolate cake made with a boiling water batter. The layers are soft, moist, and perfect as a base for kids’ cakes. You can fill and frost it with any cream you like — this time I used a chocolate cream cheese filling. For Halloween, it can be decorated with gummy worms and “chocolate soil” for a fun spooky effect 

Ingredients

Cake batter

• 2 1/2 cups flour (310 g)

• 1 cup sugar (250 g)

• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 5 tbsp cocoa powder

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup milk (240 ml)

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (120 ml)

• 1 cup boiling water (240 ml)

Cream

• 200 g cream cheese (I used Philadelphia)

• 1 cup powdered sugar (125 g)

• 1 cup heavy cream 35% (240 ml)

Decoration

• Candies of choice

Steps

Cake

1. Whisk eggs and sugar with a mixer

2. Add milk and vegetable oil

3. Add dry ingredients and mix into a thick batter

4. Pour in boiling water and mix until smooth

5. Bake at 160°C (320°F) for 45–50 minutes

6. Cool completely and cut off the top, set it aside for crumbs

Cream
7. Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar
8. While mixing, gradually add heavy cream and whip until thick and smooth

Assembly

9. Cut the cooled cake into 2–3 layers

10. Spread cream between layers

11. Sprinkle with cake crumbs from the top

12. Decorate with candies as desired