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Spider Cake on a Cake stand with fang smile and Red Hot eyes.
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Spider Cake

Make this Spider Cake the centerpiece of your next Halloween buffet. This spice cake with a rich cream cheese frosting spider adds a touch of whimsy to any spooky holiday event.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Course: cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween Cake, Spider Cake
Servings: 16
Calories: 565kcal
Author: Echo Blickenstaff

Equipment

  • Bundt Cake Pan
  • Electric Mixer
  • Mixing Bowls

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 spice cake mix
  • 3.4 ounces pumpkin spice instant pudding mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil canola or vegetable
  • 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips

Frosting and decorations

  • 16 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/3 cup dark cocoa
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • black food coloring
  • 2 red hots

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, water and oil. Mix until combined.
    Mixing bowl with Pumpkin Bundt Cake batter.
  • Stir in mini chocolate chips and pour into a well-greased bundt pan.
    Bundt pan filled with Pumpkin Bundt Cake batter.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
    Side view of cooling Spider Cake in bundt pan.
  • Let cool for 20 minutes. Remove from pan, cover with plastic wrap and let refrigerate for 1-2 hours, or overnight.
    Pumpkin Bundt Cake on a cake plate with no frosting.

For the Frosting

  • In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla.
    Mixing bowl with butter and cream cheese for Spider Cake Frosting.
  • Gradually add in powdered sugar while stirring. If it looks too thin (stiff peaks do not form), add more powdered sugar. If it looks too thick add 2 tablespoons of milk.
    Mixing bowl with frosting for Spider Cake.
  • Divide the frosting in half. Use half of the frosting to lightly frost the whole cake. Save about a tablespoon of white frosting for the fangs.
    Frosting the bundt cake for Spider Cake.
  • To the other half, add ⅓ cup dark cocoa powder and black food coloring and mix until the frosting turns black.
    Mixing bowl with frosting, dark cocoa powder and black gel frosting for Spider Cake.
  • Then, put the black frosting and in a gallon Ziplock bag, snip off the end and pipe 8 spider “legs” going from the center to the edges.
    Four spider legs on frosted bundt cake.
  • Fill in the middle to make the spider “body” and a little dollop for the head.
    Spider body on a bundt cake.
  • Use the extra of the white frosting to pipe little fangs.
    Hand holding a toothpick for fangs on a Spider Cake.
  • Finally, place 2 Red Hots above the fangs for the eyes.
    Spider Cake with Red Hot eyes.

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Notes

Additional Cake Flavors

We have the following bundt cake recipes you can use in place of the Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake recipe:

Nutrition

Calories: 565kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 1007IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 1mg