{"id":488,"date":"2022-01-15T15:36:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T23:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ticklebellyhillbakers.com\/?p=488"},"modified":"2022-01-15T17:06:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T01:06:52","slug":"halloween-candy-cakeophony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ticklebellyhillbakers.com\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Candy Cakeophony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The idea started brewing (no pun intended) when I saw the witch legs sticking out of a neighbor’s front hedge.<\/p>\n

How cute, I thought, if those were sticking out of the top of a cake. \u00a0But then I thought, if the witch had accidentally nose-dived into the cake, what would be happening to her broomstick or whatever she was carrying?<\/p>\n

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And thus, the idea was born. \u00a0And my mind kept thinking, “Oh! and I could do this. And that… ! And how cute would it be if…” \u00a0 \u00a0Hence a cake with eyeballs, spiders, webs, and of course, a giant candy sack and of course… candy.<\/p>\n

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I’ll admit I got a bit carried away with the candy…<\/p>\n

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I also got a bit carried away with the cake part. I found two chocolate cake recipes – one from The Violet Bakery Cookbook and one from Luscious Chocolate Desserts. One called for dutched cocoa and the other for natural cocoa. \u00a0Hmmmmmmmm. \u00a0I decided this would be a good opportunity for a taste test, although I’ll be honest: I still have no idea which one I prefer. \u00a0I’m going to have to make them again to be sure.<\/p>\n

Regardless, I ended up with a 4 layer cake and covered it in black buttercream, then marshmallow webs.<\/p>\n

Then the fun part: \u00a0decorating. \u00a0And going overboard with the candy, as I’ve already said. \u00a0Hence the name, Halloween Cake Cakeophony.<\/p>\n

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The cake was a huge hit and as always, I’ve come away from the experience with a lot of “Next time, I’ll try this…”<\/p>\n\n

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