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Black Cat Halloween Cake: Black Velvet Layers with Orange Italian Buttercream | Cooking with Kurt

Learn how to make a Black Cat Halloween Cake! Layers of moist black velvet cake are filled and covered with an orange-colored and deliciously light Italian meringue buttercream frosting, and decorated with a black cat on top! It’s the perfectly spooooky Halloween treat. Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

Black Velvet Cake:
1 3/4 cups cake flour [210 g]
1 3/4 tsp baking powder [7 g]
3/4 tsp baking soda [3.8 g]
3/4 tsp salt [4.3 g]
2 oz (1/3 cup) bittersweet chocolate (melted) [56.7 g]
1/2 cup black cocoa powder [40 g]
1/3 cup hot-brewed coffee [80 mL]
1 tbsp vanilla extract [15 mL]
1/2 cup vegetable oil [120 mL]
3/4 cup buttermilk (room temperature) [180 mL]
2 tsp white vinegar [10 mL]
6 tbsp unsalted butter (room temp) [85.2 g]
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar [250 g]
3 large eggs (room temp) [150 g]

Italian Meringue Buttercream:
4 large egg whites (room temperature) [120 g]
1/4 tsp cream of tartar [0.85 g]
1/2 cups granulated sugar (for egg whites) [100 g]
1/3 cup water [80 mL]
1 cup granulated sugar (for water) [200 g]
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature) [454 g]
1 tbsp vanilla extract [15 mL]
1/2 tsp table salt [2.8 g]
6 tbsp black cocoa powder [30 g]
2 tsp orange coloring gel paste [10 mL]

Decorations:
black sugar sparkles
Halloween-themed sprinkles

Music:
Spooky Ride by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

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