Layers of velvety black, moist cake, covered in the softest black frosting and of course filled with my favourite Skittles & M&M's! This is the ultimate Halloween cake, with a classy twist of course!

Trick or treat! Why opt for one when you can have both? I'm all about embracing Halloween and you know that means ALL of the candy! Are you even halloweening if there isn't candy involved?

I whipped up this Midnight Candy Layered Cake in partnership with M&M's and Skittles for the ultimate Halloween treat! I wanted to make sure I kept it a little classy with an element of trickery so I topped this beautiful black cake with my favourite flowers and filled it with as much candy as I possibly could.

One slice of this delicious guy will also give you that #daretoscare look, so no need to worry about the perfect Halloween costume. See guys, I'm all about getting the most out of your cake 😉

While I'm at it, let's talk about the treat element! M&M's and Skittles are all about the treat that does the trick (see what they did there) which ultimately means GIVEAWAY!! You can head over to my Facebook page HERE to WIN an epic hamper filled with Ster-Kinekor tickets, M&M's and Skittles (you had me at skittles). Or you can head in stores, purchase two packets of M&M's or Skittles and dial *120*3836# and follow the prompts on the screen to win your share of R3 million in Ster- Kinekor vouchers. You're running to the store right now, aren't you?

Midnight Candy Layered Cake

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Ingredients

For the Midnight Cake:

2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Cocoa Powder
1 1 /2 tsp Baking Powder
½ Cup Hot Coffee
1 Cup Butter softened
6 tsp Vanilla Essence
4 Eggs
¼ Cup Double Cream Yoghurt
1 ½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
2 ½ Cups Soft Light Brown Sugar
1 ½ Cups Buttermilk
1 tsp vinegar
Black gel food colouring

For the creamy frosting:

1 Cups Butter soft
4 Cups Icing Sugar
½ Cup hot water
1 Cup Cocoa Powder
300 g Dark Chocolate melted
½ Cup Sour Cream
4 tsp Vanilla Essence
Black gel food colouring

Filling:

ALL of the M&M's & Skittles

Instructions

For the Cake:

Sift the salt, baking powder, cocoa powder and flour together and set aside.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together then add the eggs and vanilla and continue to mix.
In a separate bowl combine the buttermilk and coffee.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the coffee mixture.
Add the yoghurt, vinegar, food colouring and bicarbonate of soda and mix until just combined.
Dived the mixture between 4 round cake tins.
Bake for 35-40 min or until a fork inserted comes out clean.
Allow to cool before frosting.

For the frosting:

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the remaining ingredients and continue to mix until everything is incorporated and you have a creamy consistency.

Putting it all together:

Use a round cookie cutter to cut circles out of the centre of 3 of the layers. Keeping one of the circles for later.
Pipe a little frosting on one layer of cake and continue the process until they are all stacked on top of each other.
Use a spatula or knife to spread
Place the cake in the fridge for 20min to allow the layers to set a little.
Fill the centre of the cake with your favourite M&M's and Skittles.
Top the cake with the circle of cake that you set aside earlier.
Use a knife or spatula to cover the outside of the cake with frosting.
Top with your favourite flowers or more candy!