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Mixed Berry Halloween Graveyard Cake Recipe

I just got this via email from Driscolls and I just had to share it with you!

Strawberry  Halloween Ghost Graveyard Cake

Prep time: 30 minutes

Bake time: 25 minutes

Yield 12 servings

Serving Size: 1 slice

Strawberry Ghosts and Tombstones

  • 1 container (1 pound) Driscoll’s strawberries, divided
  • 3 Milano cookies
  • 1 cup white candy melts
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  • 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
  • Assorted Halloween sprinkles,like Jumbo Ghost Sprinkles
  • 6 cream filled chocolate cookies, Oreo’s

Graveyard Cake

  • 1 container (6 ounces) Driscoll’s blueberries
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 package (18.25 ounce) devil food cake mix
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 3 large eggs

Raspberry Strawberry Filling

  • 1 container (6 ounce) Driscoll’s raspberries
  • 1 ½ cup coarsely chopped Driscoll’s strawberries, divided
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Chocolate Ganache Whipped Frosting

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • Garnish
  • 1 container (6 ounces) Driscoll Blueberries
  • 1 container (6 ounces)Driscoll Raspberries

Strawberry Ghosts and Tombstones

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Combine candy melts and shortening in large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power for 30 seconds. Stir thoroughly. Continue to microwave and stir at 30 seconds intervals until smooth and completely melted.

Dip strawberries into candy melt to coat completely, let excess drip off. Carefully place stem side down onto prepared cookie sheet. Let stand at room temperature or store in refrigerator 30 minutes or until coating is firm

Using melted chocolate place dots of chocolate as glue and arrange ghost sprinkles for eyes. Pipe on eyebrows and mouth, let stand until firm.

Arrange cookies on tray. Spoon melted chocolate into a pastry bag fitted with Wilton tip # 3. Pipe saying onto each cookie.

Let stand at room temperature until coating is firm.  In food processor blend cookies until fine crumbs, set aside.

 Graveyard Cake

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour 2 (9-inch) square baking pans. Combine in food processor 1 cup blueberries and water. Puree 1 minute or until smooth

Blend cake mix, blueberry mixture, oil and eggs in large bowl on low speed just until moistened. Scrape sides of bowl.

Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in remaining blueberries. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.

Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

Raspberry Strawberry Filling

Combine raspberries and 1 cup coarsely chopped strawberries in food processor. Puree 1 minute or until smooth.

Press through a sieve to remove seeds. Whisk sugar, cornstarch and berry puree in small saucepan until blended.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly and boil 1 minute.

Remove from heat stir in ½ cup chopped strawberries; set aside. Cool completely.

Chocolate Ganache Whipped Frosting

Bring heavy cream to a boil over medium- high heat in medium saucepan. Whisk in chocolate. Whisking constantly until the chocolate is completely melted.

Pour chocolate into a bowl, cover surface with plastic wrap, chill 2 hours.

Beat on low to medium speed 30 seconds or just until ganache is thickened and begins to hold a shape. Do not overbeat.

 To Assemble:

Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread raspberry strawberry filling to ½ inch from edge. Top with second cake layer.

Frost sides and top with ganache whipped frosting. Arrange blueberries around top edge of cake and raspberries around bottom edge of cake.

Sprinkle center top with cookie crumbs. Arrange strawberry ghosts and press cookies into cake, for tombstones.

Yields

Raspberry Strawberry filling= 1 ¼ cup

Whipped Ganache yield 2 ½ cups

Healthy Tips:

Prepare cake with eggbeaters

Comments

  1. Cuteness! You should make it and tell us how it is!

  2. Too cute! I’d love to see you make it 🙂

  3. Wow how cute is that?! I hope someone makes this & blogs about it! Because it looks like a fun addition to any halloween party for kids or grownups! ha ha ha
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  4. This cake looks awesome! Kids are going to love it!

  5. This is cute! I will try this and hope the outcome will be perfectly done like in thee picture

  6. this is my first visit here and i liked your blog very much and the recipes are amazing. ive never tried Mixed Berry Halloween Graveyard Cake Recipe but after visiting here m craving for it. hehe.. gonna try some of your recipes soon.. tc

  7. This is super cute and so well done! It sounds delicious too!

  8. This is really cute! It makes me smile when I see those smiles. Kids will be scared this coming Halloween. I’m going to bake this and make it scarier, I will make the color blacker and adding some scary stuff.

  9. This is perfect for kids Halloween party, thanks for sharing this recipe. Surely my kids will enjoy.

  10. this is a nice cake recipe for this coming Halloween,I will make a cake like that with a Pumpkin decorations on it,I’m sure my niece will surely love it.

  11. I love baking for my kids, and this is perfect for this coming Halloween. I will just add up a sprinkle on the top. Thanks!

  12. Wow Lisa this looks cute and delicious. This would be a great treat to make for a kids Halloween party. Boo!

  13. The recipe looks amazing! And that frosting is so cute! Thank you for sharing it with us!

  14. This really looks so great! I was drawling by looking at the picture.. Thanks for sharing the ingredients! I am so excited to try this on my own.. Hope it will look good as yours..

  15. marieljackson says

    I’m always happy to be part in these sweet blog… Previously I bake a cake but I’m failed but this time I’m assure to perfect this one..

  16. How adorable is this?!

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