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 mins
Cook Time50 minutes mins
Course: cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween Cake, Spider Cake
Servings: 16
Calories: 565kcal
Author: Echo Blickenstaff
Bundt Cake Pan
Electric Mixer
Mixing Bowls
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
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, water and oil. Mix until combined.
Stir in mini chocolate chips and pour into a well-greased bundt pan.
Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Let cool for 20 minutes. Remove from pan, cover with plastic wrap and let refrigerate for 1-2 hours, or overnight.
For the Frosting
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla.
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.
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.
To the other half, add ⅓ cup dark cocoa powder and black food coloring and mix until the frosting turns black.
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.
Fill in the middle to make the spider “body” and a little dollop for the head.
Use the extra of the white frosting to pipe little fangs.
Finally, place 2 Red Hots above the fangs for the eyes.
Additional Cake Flavors
We have the following bundt cake recipes you can use in place of the Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake recipe:
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