Hello darlings!
As Halloween is nearing, I thought it would be fun to create a festive, spooky dessert that you can serve at your next Halloween party! I partnered up with my local Ralph’s to make this layered graveyard cake.
Graveyard Cake
A festive, spooky treat for Halloween time.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 2 packages of ghost peeps
- 2 boxes chocolate cake, baked and cubed
- 3 8oz frozen containers whip cream, thawed
- 1 package instant chocolate pudding
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 package chocolate sandwich cookies
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tsp green food coloring
- 6 oval shaped cookies I used Simple Truth breakfast oat cookies
- 1 bag of white chocolate chips
- 1 tsp grape seed oil
- black food coloring pen for writing on headstones
- 1 package of gummy worms
- 1 bag mallowcream pumpkins I used about 10-15 of them
Instructions
- Bake the cakes following the directions on the box. Once cooled, slice into 1 inch cubes. Set aside.
- Open each sandwich cookie and scrape off the filling portion. (can use for frostings or glazes so I kept mine!) Place the plain chocolate cookies in a large ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- In a large measuring cup or small bowl, combine the coconut and green food coloring. Mix well to combine. Set aside.
- Use a double broiler method to melt the white chocolate. Small saucepan with an inch or so of water. Bring to a simmer over medium low heat. Place a small metal bowl over the pot and add the grape seed oil. Then pour in the white chocolate chips. Watch carefully and stir constantly with a rubber spatula. Once smooth, remove from heat.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray. Dip the oval shaped cookies into the melted chocolate and let the excess drip off. Then place down on the baking sheet. Once all are complete, place in freezer for 5 minutes. Take out and write spooky things like "RIP" "Here lies" "Boo" on the headstones with the black gel pen. Place back in freezer for 5 minutes.
- In a medium sized bowl, pour your instant chocolate pudding packet, 1/2 cup water and 1 can of sweetened condensed milk. Mix until smooth and no streaks remain. Then fold in one 8oz container of thawed whipped cream. Set aside.
- Line your trifle dish with the ghost peeps at the bottom. Then layer cubed chocolate cake, then the pudding whipped cream mixture, then a layer of plain whipped cream. Repeat once more, cake, pudding mixture, whipped cream. I put some gummy worms in between some of the layers and pressed some up against the edges so you'd be able to see it.
- Next, spread the cookie crumbs on top in a thick layer. This is the "dirt" part. Then loosely top with the green coconut as the grass. Don't completely cover the dirt as this adds to the spookiness. Press the headstones down into the cake and decorate with more gummy worms and mallowcream pumpkins. Refrigerate for at least 5 hours before serving.
