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Spider Cake Delight

Spider Cake Delight

Discover the Spookiest Sweetest Spider Cake Delight: A showstopping Halloween treat with rich chocolate and playful decoration. Perfect for parties and fun baking projects.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling & Setting Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 400
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 125 g soft butter
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 size M eggs
  • 1 size M egg yolk
  • 190 g wheat flour Type 405
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100 g cream
  • 20 g baking cocoa
  • 20 g sugar
  • 40 ml hot water
  • 150 g cream (for ganache)
  • 1 tbsp glucose syrup
  • 250 g dark chocolate couverture
  • 1 tbsp butter (for ganache)
  • 200 g chocolate sprinkles (jimmies)
  • 16 chocolate biscuit sticks like Pirouline or Pocky
  • 20 g white fondant
  • 20 g black fondant

Equipment

  • 18 cm dome mold
  • Muffin tin
  • Stand mixer or hand beaters
  • Mixing bowls (various sizes)
  • Whisk and spatula

Method
 

  1. Grease the 18 cm dome mold with butter and dust with flour, and preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C for convection).
  2. Beat the soft butter, sugar, and salt in a bowl until pale and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs and yolk one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  4. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder, then sift it into the wet mixture.
  5. Stir the flour in until almost combined, then add cream.
  6. Mix cocoa powder and sugar with hot water to form a paste, and stir into the batter until combined.
  7. Pour some batter into a prepared muffin cup and the rest into the dome mold. Smooth the top.
  8. Bake the muffin for 15 minutes and the dome for 30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  9. Let the cakes cool in the pans for an hour before transferring them to a wire rack.
  10. Chop dark chocolate and add to a bowl, then heat cream and glucose syrup until simmering.
  11. Pour hot cream over chocolate, let sit for 3 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Add butter and mix.
  12. Let the ganache cool and thicken for 20-30 minutes.
  13. Spread ganache over the cooled dome and immediately roll in chocolate sprinkles to coat.
  14. Attach the muffin head to the dome with a dab of ganache.
  15. Insert chocolate biscuit sticks as spider legs and create googly eyes with fondant.

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 5IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 10mg

Notes

This cake can be made ahead, storing the undecorated cake and ganache, then assembling before serving for the freshest texture. Feel free to experiment with different types of decorations or flavors for seasonal variations. For the best results, ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing.
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