Halloween Poison Cake Recipe

By á-11624

A bright green, almond flavored cake with cocoa icing. Perfect for Halloween, and so easy to put together, you and your kids will love it!

This Danish cake bring back so many childhood memories to me and I have always known it as the The Poison Cake!

Ingredients

• COCOA ICING:
• 375 grams sugar, about 2 cups
• 250 grams soft unsalted butter, about 9 ounces
• 3 large eggs
• 250 grams all purpose flour, about 1 3/4 cups
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 250 milliliters milk, at room temperature, about 1 1/8 cup
• 2 to 3 teaspoons almond or vanilla extract
• Green food coloring
• Powdered icing sugar, about 1 cup
• Unsweetened cocoa powder, about 3/4 cup
• A few tablespoons water, boiled and brought back to lukewarm

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from cakejournal.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a bowl sift together the all purpose flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Set aside.

In another bowl cream the unsalted butter and sugar well together.

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well in between. Scrape down the sides when needed.

Next add the flour mix in three parts and the milk in two. Mix well in between.

Stir in the almond flavor. Then add drops of green food coloring. Be careful not to use too much food coloring as the color gets a little more dark while baking.

Pour the green cake batter into the cake pan and smooth with a rubber spatula. To avoid the cake from getting too brown, place the cake on the lowest rack in the oven. Bake the cake for about 40-60 minutes and a cake tester comes out clean.

Transfer the cake to a cooling rack and let it cool completely before you spread on the cocoa icing. Cut the cake into squares and enjoy.