Description
This Spooky Red Velvet Bleeding Brain Halloween Cake is a thrilling centerpiece for your Halloween celebration, combining a rich red velvet flavor with a fun, gory twist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- Cream cheese frosting (for decoration)
- Raspberry or strawberry sauce (for bleeding effect)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
- In another bowl, mix the vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, red food coloring, vanilla extract, and vinegar until well combined.
- Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the batter equally between the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Once cooled, frost the top of one cake layer with cream cheese frosting and stack the second layer on top.
- Decorate the top with more cream cheese frosting to create a brain effect.
- Drizzle raspberry or strawberry sauce over the cake to create the bleeding effect.
Notes
For a more dramatic effect, serve the cake with extra raspberry or strawberry sauce on the side for guests to pour over their slices.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480 kcal
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 390 mg
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Keywords: Spooky Red Velvet Bleeding Brain Halloween Cake, Halloween dessert, red velvet cake, creepy cake, spooky treats