Spooky Graveyard Cake

21 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup water
  • 14 cup baking cocoa
  • 12 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 18 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
  • 9 vanilla cream-filled sandwich style cookies (preferably oval)
  • 1 cup whipped topping
  • green icing (or gel)
  • brown icing (or gel)
  • pumpkin decorative candies
  • gummy worms

Directions

  1. 1
    In a mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. 2
    In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine butter, water, and cocoa; bring to a boil.
  3. 3
    Add to flour mixture, beat well.
  4. 4
    Beat in sour cream and eggs.
  5. 5
    Pour into a greased 13inch x 9inch x 2inch baking pan.
  6. 6
    Bake at 350* for 35-38 minutes.
  7. 7
    Cook on wire rack for 5 minutes.
  8. 8
    Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine butter, milk, and cocoa; bring to a boil.
  9. 9
    Remove from the heat; stir in sugar and vanilla, pour over the warm cake.
  10. 10
    Crumble chocolate cookies; sprinkle over frosting while still warm.
  11. 11
    Cool completely.
  12. 12
    For the tombstones use the icing the decorate the vanilla cookies, (we use words or faces); place them on the cake.
  13. 13
    For ghosts, make mounds of whip topping, use the icings to make eyes and mouths.
  14. 14
    Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  15. 15
    Just before serving add the gummy worms and pumpkins.

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