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There's nothing "scary" about this cake. I make it every Halloween for my husband, Mike, and our three children. —Karen Wirth, Tavistock, Ontario
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 529 calories, 18 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 99 mg cholesterol, 307 mg sodium, 89 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.
Originally published as Halloween Layer Cake in Taste of Home October/November 1996, p12
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Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2012 by pats7288@yahoo.com
yummy!
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2012 by tulip969
I would make this recipe again with the following modifications. Double the frosting so that the layers, especially the chocolate layer, aren't' visible. Chill the layers after each addition of frosting to prevent sliding and insert wooden skewers. Some people said this cake was dry, while others thought is tasted like a cream sickle. I'll give it one more try before Halloween.
Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2011 by marilyn402
I made this cake for a dinner with friends. I had no problem with the frosting, but the glaze, although tasty, was more like a glob. Everyone enjoyed it and looked very pretty.
Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2011 by Steponme
I used this recipe to make marble cupcakes with the orange & chocolate batters for my daughter's birthday last night. They turned out excellent! The cake, frosting and glaze taste great and had wonderful texture.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2011 by ESauer5155
I also was excited to make this cake for my daughter's birthday. I had the same problem with the frosting as CARLInU11. The cake slid around and it was hard to keep the frosting on. I am a pretty good baker, but this one didn't work because of the frosting. I too kept adding more sugar to get it to thicken, but it didn't work. The cake was fine though. I really have never had this happen before. I may give it another try sometime, but use a different frosting recipe.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2011 by DAORLO
Looks impessive, fairly easy to make, tastes great. The texture was a little coarse, but othewise a great cake!
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2011 by CARLInLU11
I was so excited to make this cake and felt let down with the outcome. The texture of the cake was overall "gooey" and the flavor of the chocolate layer was very bland. The frosting was way to runny and I had to add more sugar to it to thicken it. If I were to make it again I would use my own cake recipe or even a boxed mix would be better than this recipe. My party is tomorrow and I feel as though I need to make something else...really bummed!!
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by msm93
Didn't make this. But I will make with a box mix and tint a can of icing:)
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by sharib123
Fabulous and oh so pretty! Big hit!"I was thrown off by "stir in 2 cups of batter", I believe it should actually read "reserve 2 cups of batter". " It actually means stir the cocoa, water and vanilla into 2 cups of the batter. That way the center layer is cocoa and the other two layers are orange.
Fabulous and oh so pretty! Big hit!
"I was thrown off by "stir in 2 cups of batter", I believe it should actually read "reserve 2 cups of batter". " It actually means stir the cocoa, water and vanilla into 2 cups of the batter. That way the center layer is cocoa and the other two layers are orange.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2011 by cafeheaven2
Ok, just to clarify for myself and everyone; in the first directions paragraph, I was thrown off by "stir in 2 cups of batter", I believe it should actually read "reserve 2 cups of batter". Now it makes sense. This cake just looks and sounds too good to pass up, and I really wanted to try it. Thanks.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by bonnmsamp
I haven't made this cake yet! Just trying to print recipe.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by woodcrestfoodlady
Haven't made the cake yet, but it looks adorable. The recipe says it makes 12 to 16 servings. The nutrition information doesn't clarify whether the serving they calculated is 1/12th or 1/16th of the cake.This is troubling.
Haven't made the cake yet, but it looks adorable. The recipe says it makes 12 to 16 servings. The nutrition information doesn't clarify whether the serving they calculated is 1/12th or 1/16th of the cake.
This is troubling.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by chefette13
Wonderful cake!! Great for an adult group or kids! thanks for sharing.
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