Double Chocolate Spider Web Cake | Moist Double Chocolate Cake | Halloween Spider Web Cake

This rich, moist and incredibly fudgy cake will help you curb your spooky dessert craving! Since it's a Halloween treat there's a small chocolate spider on top of the cake! You can also make legs for the spider with some melted chocolate.  

This cake is so decadent and chocolaty that you cannot stop with just one slice. Learn how to make this delicious double chocolate Spider Web Cake with a few simple steps!

 

Ingredients for Spider Web Cake 

 For Cake 

•  all-purpose flour 
•  Cocoa powder 
•  Baking powder 
•  Baking soda 
•  Salt 
•  Hot Coffee (1 cup hot water + 1 tsp Coffee powder) 
•  White sugar 
•  Brown sugar 
•  Vanilla extract 
•  Egg 
•  Melted Butter 
•  Dark Chocolate 

 For Frosting 

•  Dark Chocolate 
•  Hot Heavy Cream 
•  Whipped Cream - as required 
•  Cadbury Dairy Milk Shots for Spider

 

How to make Double Chocolate Spider Web Cake - Step by step pictures 

 Line a cake tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Mix well and set aside.

Take the egg, vanilla extract, brown sugar and white sugar in another bowl.

Beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy for about 3 - 4 minutes.

Mix in the melted butter.

Gradually add in the dry ingredients.

Mix gently with a whisk.

Pour in the hot coffee.

Gently whisk the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Gently fold in the chopped chocolate.

Pour onto the prepared baking pan. Tap the pan several times to remove large air bubbles.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Chop the chocolate into small pieces.

Take cream in a microwave-safe mug. Microwave the cream for 30 seconds and pour it over the chocolate.

Mix well until smooth.

Pour the chocolate ganache over the cooled cake and spread it evenly.

Draw circles on the cake with some whipped cream.

Use a skewer to create a web effect by dragging it from the centre to the edge.

I used Cadbury shots for the spider.

Let the ganache set fully before serving.

Double Chocolate Spider Web Cake | Moist Double Chocolate Cake | Halloween Spider Web Cake

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

For Cake
• 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup Cocoa powder
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Hot Coffee (1 cup hot water + 1 tsp Coffee powder)
• 1/2 cup White sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 cup Melted Butter
• 1/4 cup Dark Chocolate
For Frosting
• 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate
• 2 tbsp Hot Heavy Cream
• Whipped Cream - as required
• Cadbury Dairy Milk Shots for Spider

Instructions

Line a loaf tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C.

Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Mix well and set aside.

Take the egg, vanilla extract, brown sugar and white sugar in another bowl.

Beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy for about 3 - 4 minutes.

Mix in the melted butter.

Gradually add in the dry ingredients.

Mix gently with a whisk.

Pour in the hot coffee.

Gently whisk the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Gently fold in the chopped chocolate.

Pour onto the prepared baking pan.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Chop the chocolate into small pieces.

Take cream in a microwave-safe mug.

Microwave the cream for 30 seconds and pour it over the chocolate.

Mix well until smooth.

Pour the chocolate ganache over the cooled cake and spread it evenly.

Draw circles on the cake with some whipped cream.

Use a skewer to create a web effect by dragging it from the centre to the edge.

I used Cadbury shots for the spider.

Let the ganache set fully before serving.

Recipe video here!

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