If you are looking for an Easy Halloween Chocolate Cake then you need this easy Halloween sheet cake recipe. An easy way to use up leftover Halloween candy and create a beautiful piece perfect for a Halloween party. The Easy Halloween Cake is a simple chocolate sponge traybake decorated with a rich chocolate cream cheese buttercream. For the easy Halloween cake decoration I used my favourite Halloween sweets.
Grease and line a 9 inch by 12 inch traybake cake tin with greaseproof paper.
In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs and mix in.
Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and the salt in to the mixing bowl and mix well together.
Stir in the milk and add some flour if the mix starts to separate.
Pour the mix into the prepared tin and level out. Gently tap the tin on the worktop to remove any air bubbles.
Bake for 35-40 minutes until the centre of the cake is cooked - use a cake tester or skewer to check. If the tester comes out clean the cake is cooked. If it has pieces of uncooked cake on, leave the cake to cook for a few minutes more and test again.
Leave in the tin to cool for 30 minutes and then remove from the tin to cool completely.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream
Make sure the unsalted butter is at room temperature as it will help make it a lot easier to make.
Using a hand mixer, mix the butter and icing sugar.
Add the cream cheese and create a smooth mix.
Sieve in the cocoa powder and mix in. If the mix is very thick add a splash of milk and mix again.
Smear the chocolate cream cheese buttercream thickly over the cold cake.
Decorate with your favourite Halloween candy and sweets.
Notes
•The cake will last for up to 5 days in an air tight container.•Store somewhere cool but not the fridge.•For the best results use the eggs and butter from room temperature.