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Halloween Pumpkin Cake Recipe by : AO . com www . ao . com
Serves : 12 Prep time : 15 minutes Cook time : 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients :
• 600g self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting the cake tin
• 600g butter , plus extra for greasing the cake tin
• 600g golden caster sugar
• 9 free range eggs
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp ground ginger
For the filling / icing :
• 200g butter
• 400g icing sugar
• 50g cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp milk
For the decoration :
• 1kg orange readymade icing
• 250g brown readymade icing
• 100g green readymade icing
• Icing sugar for dusting
Method : 1 . Grease the cake tin and dust with some flour . 2 . Mix the flour and the spices together in a bowl .
3 . In a large bowl , beat the butter and sugar until you have a light and fluffy mix .
4 . Add the eggs one at a time alternating with a tablespoon of flour .
5 . Once all the eggs are mixed in , add the remaining flour .
6 . Fill your tin with half the cake batter and bake for 40 minutes .
7 . Leave the cake to cool for 15 minutes before turning it out onto a cooling rack . Rinse the tin with cold water , repeat the greasing , dusting and baking with the second batch of batter .
8 . Now start on the icing by whisking the butter and slowly adding the icing sugar one spoon at a time .
9 . Add the cocoa powder .
10 . Now add the milk one spoon at a time until you have a smooth but not runny consistency .
11 . If needed , slice a thin layer off the bottom of each of the cakes to create a flat surface .
12 . Turn one of the bundt cakes upside down and cover the bottom with a generous amount of icing .
13 . Place the second cake on top and cover both cakes with the remaining icing .
14 . Next is the orange cover ! Dust a flat surface with some icing sugar and roll out the orange icing with a rolling pin to a large enough size to cover the entire cake .
15 . Carefully transfer the icing onto the cake .
16 . Smooth the icing down and shape it around the cake . Use a knife with a rounded tip to create the grooves of the pumpkin ( you don ’ t need to be too exact as a natural pumpkin isn ’ t perfect ).
17 . Take the green fondant and roll it out on an icingsugar dusted surface . Cut out a leaf-like shape to place on top of the pumpkin .
18 . Using a toothpick , gently carve the ‘ veins ’ into each leaf .
19 . Now use the brown icing to shape the stalk with a base . 20 . Put the brown stalk on top of the green leaves .
21 . Transfer your cake to your chosen plate or wooden board before setting it amongst your decorations . Happy Halloween !
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