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Halloween Chocolate Ghost Cake

A rich, fudgy chocolate cake decorated with ghost meringues and chocolate ganache for Halloween.

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A rich, fudgy chocolate cake decorated with ghost meringues and chocolate ganache for Halloween.

About 10 min
Prep time
1 hr 10 min
Cook time
About 1 hr 20 min
Total time
8 servings
Yield

Ingredients

6 ingredients

Adjust servings

Servings: 84 to 16

Ingredients and nutrition update together

Per serving130 kcal
Fat
7g
Carbs
15g
Protein
4g

Whole recipe (8 servings): 1040 kcal

  • gam light muscab sugar
  • jam dark chocolate chips
  • egg whites
  • sugar
  • cornflour
  • cream

Method

9 steps
  1. Whisk together dry ingredients including gam light muscab sugar and jam dark chocolate chips.
  2. Add wet ingredients and whisk until a light, silky soft cake batter forms.
  3. Pour the batter into a prepared tin and bake in a preheated oven for around 60-70 minutes.
  4. Allow the cake to cool completely before decorating.
  5. Make ghost meringues by whisking egg whites and adding sugar and cornflour mixture until thick and glossy.
  6. Pipe the meringue kisses onto a baking sheet and bake until baked and cooled.
  7. Create chocolate ganache by melting chocolate and cream together until soft and velvety.
  8. Pour the ganache over the cooled cake.
  9. Decorate the cake with ghost meringues, adding three dots with chocolate for eyes and a mouth.
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