Gory Black Bundt Cake Recipes

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-inch bunt cake pans with butter and then dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Place the softened butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed just until the ingredients are blended together, a few seconds, then raise the speed to medium-low and continue to mix until smooth, about 1 additional minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Combine the espresso powder and water in a small bowl.
• With the motor running, pour in the espresso. Then add the eggs, 1 at a time, adding the next one after the previous one has been absorbed into the mixture. Stop the motor periodically and scrape the bowl from the bottom with a rubber spatula to integrate the ingredients and return the mixer to medium-low speed.
• After all the eggs are added, continue to mix for an additional minute to ensure the eggs have been thoroughly mixed in.
• While the mixture fully incorporates, combine the cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl.
• With the motor running, add half the buttermilk and all the black food coloring. Stop the motor to scrape the sides and bottom. Mix in half of the dry ingredients, stop and scrape the bowl, add the rest of your buttermilk and finish by adding the remaining dry ingredients. Continue to mix just until all ingredients are completely combined but do not over mix the mixture or it will result in a chewy dry cake.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pans with a rubber spatula to scrape down the bowl and get as much of the batter out as possible. Bake until the cake begins to pull from the sides of the pan and is springy to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the cakes from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before flipping out onto your serving platter.
• For the ganache: Place the heavy cream into a small saucepan over high heat and allow to come to a boil.
• Put the chocolate, raspberry puree and food coloring into a large glass bowl.
• Once the cream reaches a boil, pour over the chocolate and allow the cream to melt the chocolate. Stir to combine.
• Place the berries into the center of the cake. Pour the warm ganache into center of the cake and over the edges.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• On medium-high speed, cream the butter and brown sugar together in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until well combined. Scrape down the sides as necessary.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing between each to combine. Add the molasses and mix to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, pastry flour, baking powder, ginger, salt, cinnamon and cloves to combine.
• Turn the mixer off and add one-third of the dry ingredients. Turn the mixer to low and carefully mix to combine. Continue this process until all the dry ingredients are combined and a dough has formed.
• Remove the dough from the bowl of the mixer onto a clean working surface that has been dusted with flour. Knead the dough to combine it into a smooth ball. If the dough seems warm or too soft to handle, you can wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or so.
• Using a rolling pin, roll the gingerbread cookie dough to a thickness of 1/4-to-1/2-inch. Using your gingerbread man cookie cutter, cut out cookies and place 1 1/2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet. Re-roll excess dough to repeat this process until you have used all the dough.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack
• While cooling, put 1 ounce of the royal icing into a small bowl and dye it black. Put it into a pastry bag with a coupler and a plain #3 tip. Put another 1 ounce of the royal icing into a small bowl and dye it green. Put it into a pastry bag with a coupler and a plain #3 tip. Put another 1 ounce of royal icing into a small bowl and dye it red. Put it into a pastry bag with a coupler and a plain #3 tip.
• After the cookies are cooled, you can turn them into gingerbread men or reindeer.
• For gingerbread men: Using the white icing, add a squiggle line at the edge of each arm and each leg. Using the green icing, pipe 2 triangles together at the neck to create a bowtie. Using the mini chocolate candies, add eyes and buttons. Create the gingerbread man's mouth with the white icing.
• For reindeer: Flip your gingerbread man-shaped cookie upside down so the feet are at the top. Using the white icing, pipe antlers into the "feet" sections of your gingerbread man. Underneath the antlers in the center, pipe eyes and eyebrows. In the "arms" section of the gingerbread man, outline the edges to create your reindeer ears.
• Take a red mini chocolate candy and attach it to the center of the body (underneath the eyes) for the nose. Using your black icing, pipe a mouth underneath the nose. Put a small leaf tip onto your green icing bag and pipe 2 small leaves between the antlers. Pipe 3 small red dots in the center of the leaves as holly berries.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, salt, and eggs. Beat with an electric hand mixer for 2-3 minutes, until pale in color.
• Add the canola oil and beat until incorporated.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder.
• Add half of the flour to the egg mixture and beat until almost completely combined. Add half of the milk and beat to incorporate. Add the remaining flour and then the rest of the milk and beat just until no flour streaks remain.
• Divide the batter between 3 medium bowls evenly. Add the orange food coloring to one bowl, the purple food coloring to another, and the black food coloring to the last. Sift the cocoa powder into the bowl with the black food coloring. Stir each batter well with a rubber spatula to combine.
• Grease a bundt pan and add ½ cup (120 ml) of batter at a time, alternating between colors to create a marbled effect, until all of the batter is used.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool before decorating.
• To make the glaze, add the powdered sugar and milk to a large bowl and whisk until thick and smooth.
• Transfer about 2 tablespoons of the glaze to a small bowl. Add orange food coloring to the large bowl of glaze and black food coloring to the small bowl. Mix well until the colors are smooth.
• Pour the orange glaze over the cake, coating evenly. Let dry for 5 minutes, then use a spoon to drizzle lines of black glaze over the cake to look like pumpkin ridges.
• Fill the center with candy corn and top with the green sugar cone as a "stem."
• Enjoy!