Halloween Cake Recipe: Bloody Vampire Cake

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Halloween is a fun time to get creative with dessert. Perfect for getting into the Halloween spirit or for a fun Halloween, this is an easy Hallowe Cake recipe. My favorite part about this cake is just how easy it is. Even if you are not used to doing decorating, you can make this Halloween cake.

Can I make homemade red icing for the inside of this cake?

I have made this cake with just a plain icing inside the cake layers. If you want to make this cake with a red icing inside of the cake layers that is very easy to do. You will need red food coloring. There are two types of red food coloring. You can use liquid food coloring. This is the type of food color most that not when they think of food color. There is also gel food color. This food color is in a tube and it is a better choice when you are making red icing. To get a bight red icing, you need a lot of food color and the liquid color can make your icing too runny. No matter if you are using the liquid or the gel, once you add the color, you will want to mix the icing in thoroughly.

Tips for Icing Halloween Cake Recipes

You want to make sure you have cut the cake to make it level. Next start with having the cake on a flat surface. Add the icing onto the bottom cake layer. You only need a thin layer and smooth it evenly on the cake. Next, put the next cake layer on and then do the same thing. When you are done with the layers, add the top back on. Add icing to the top. You can add extra icing and as you smooth the top, let the icing start down the sides. Smooth the icing along the sides. This will give you a beautifully iced cake. If you are planning on adding decorations, like the red cookie frosting on the top and sides, this is when you would add it.

How to Store this Vampire Cake

This Vampire cake is a delicious treat. When you make it you are going to want to make sure that it doesn’t go bad prematurely. This cake is too good to waste. You can store this cake at room temperature but it is important that the cake it covered. Using either a cake cover or plastic wrap, cover the cake well. While the cake can be stored in the refrigerator, cakes in the refrigerator tend to dry out faster. If you will not finish this cake before it goes bad, after about 3 days, you can move it to the freezer. This will help your cake last for up to 3 months.

Ingredients for vampire cake

Cake Ingredients: 

• Milk
• Vanilla extract
• Butter
• Sugar
• Flour
• Baking powder
• Egg whites

Vanilla frosting ingredients:

• Butter
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Heavy whipping cream
• Red cookie icing
• Red glitter piping gel

How to make Halloween bloody vampire cake recipe

Cake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degree’s and spray all 3 cake pan with pam baking spray and set aside

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and vanilla and set aside

Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder

Alternating between the milk and dry ingredients, gradually pour into the butter mixture. Mixing on low to medium speed until combined

Using another large mixing bowl and a hand mixer, beat the eggs until stiff peaks form

Fold into the cake batter

Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans

Bake in the oven for 23-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center

Allow the cakes to cool completely before removing from cake pans

Place the cakes onto a cutting board

Using a cake slicer, remove the domes from the cakes

Place one layer of cake onto the cake board

Frosting directions:

Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form. About 5-7 minutes

Scoop about 1 C of frosting into the large piping bag

Scoop about 1 C of frosting onto the first layer and smooth out with a angled spatula

Place the second layer of cake onto the first layer of frosting

Scoop another cup of frosting onto the second layer of cake and smooth with evenly

Place the last layer of cake onto the second layer of frosting

Scoop remaining frosting onto the cake and cover completely

Using the red cookie icing, pipe blood drips along the edges of the cake

Cover the top with the red icing and allow to harden

Using the piping bag, pipe dollops on top of the cake

When serving cake slices, use the glitter piping gel to pipe blood drips along the sides of the cake slices

Enjoy!

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Bloody Vampire Cake

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Looking for Halloween Cake Recipes? With this easy Halloween Dessert idea, you can make Bloody Vampire Cake. It is so easy that anyone can make it. No decorating skills needed.

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Ingredients 

White cake Ingredients:

• 3 9 inch round cake pans
• 3 sheets of parchment paper
• 1 10 inch round cake board
• 1 C whole milk
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
• 2 C sugar
• 3 C flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 5 large egg whites

Vanilla frosting ingredients:

• 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
• 6 C powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 5-6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
• 1 large piping bag with large star tip
• 1 small piping bag with a medium round tip
• 1 tube of red cookie icing
• 1 tube of wilton red glitter piping gel

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Instructions

Cake Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree's and spray all 3 cake pan with pam baking spray and set aside
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and vanilla and set aside
• Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder
• Alternating between the milk and dry ingredients, gradually pour into the butter mixture. Mixing on low to medium speed until combined
• Using another large mixing bowl and a hand mixer, beat the eggs until stiff peaks form
• Fold into the cake batter
• Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans
• Bake in the oven for 23-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center
• Allow the cakes to cool completely before removing from cake pans
• Place the cakes onto a cutting board
• Using a cake slicer, remove the domes from the cakes
• Place one layer of cake onto the cake board

Frosting directions:

• Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form. About 5-7 minutes
• Scoop about 1 C of frosting into the large piping bag
• Scoop about 1 C of frosting onto the first layer and smooth out with a angled spatula
• Place the second layer of cake onto the first layer of frosting
• Scoop another cup of frosting onto the second layer of cake and smooth with evenly
• Place the last layer of cake onto the second layer of frosting
• Scoop remaining frosting onto the cake and cover completely
• Using the red cookie icing, pipe blood drips along the edges of the cake
• Cover the top with the red icing and allow to harden
• Using the piping bag, pipe dollops on top of the cake
• When serving cake slices, use the glitter piping gel to pipe blood drips along the sides of the cake slices
• Enjoy!

Author: Laura

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