Description
A rich and spooky Sweet Graveyard Chocolate Cake topped with crushed Oreos, creepy candies, and silky cocoa frosting. Perfect for Halloween parties and kid-friendly fun.
Ingredients
For the Cake:
2 cups granulated sugar
¼ cup salted butter (melted)
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs (room temperature)
¾ cup cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup coffee (brewed)
1 cup whole milk
For the Frosting:
1 cup salted butter (room temperature)
4 cups powdered sugar
¾ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup whole milk (room temperature)
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
For Garnish:
1 cup crushed Oreos
Candy pumpkins
Peeps ghosts
Gummy worms
Cupcake tombstones
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
2. In a stand mixer, combine melted butter, sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs. Mix until smooth.
3. In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Add half the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, then add the milk. Mix in the remaining dry mixture and coffee until smooth.
5. Pour into the pan and bake for 30–35 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes, then chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
6. To make frosting, beat butter, powdered sugar, and cocoa until fluffy. Add milk, vanilla, and salt. Beat until smooth.
7. Frost the cooled cake and top with crushed Oreos to look like dirt.
8. Decorate with candy pumpkins, tombstones, ghosts, and gummy worms.
Notes
Use freshly brewed coffee to deepen the chocolate flavor.
Chill the cake before frosting to make spreading easier.
Decorate just before serving to keep the garnishes fresh and crisp.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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