MOIST CHOCOLATE _ SPIDER-MAN CAKE

I made this cake for  my son Maher for his 8th birthday as his favorite character is Spider-man.May Allah give him all happiness and success in his life: Ameen .Needless to say it was a huge hit. Even though it was very time consuming but  in the end it was worth to see the smile and excitement on Maher's face.

MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Moist Chocolate Cake- One Bowl Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1 cup milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 cup hot brewed coffee

2 eggs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 175 degrees Centigrade and grease and flour a 9 inch cake pan. In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients. Create a well in the centre and add all the rest of the ingredients except coffee. Mix well until combined and then add coffee. Mix once again. Pour into greased pan and bake in the middle rack in the oven for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out just clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Sugary Birthday Frosting

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

5 1/2 cups icing sugar

120ml whipping cream

2 tbs pure vanilla extract

pinch of salt

Directions:

Uisng the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, mix the butter and sugar on low speed until combined. Add the whipping cream, vanilla and salt and whip on high speed until fluffy and smooth- approx. 4 minutes. If you find the consistency too thick, you can add 1 tablespoon of milk. I tinted mine with a few drops of rose colored gel.

This will make enough frosting to ice  1 9 inch layer cake.

I made butter cream double in quantity,used Wilton food  color and decorated asFROZEN BUTTER CREAM TRANSFER .