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My little devilish Chocoholics! Come out, come out, where ever you are! This Halloween Black Magic Candy Cake is definitely gonna cast a spell on you, cuz it’s sooo bomb! How cute would this be for Halloween festivities?

Hell yeah, just like these 20 Spooktacular Halloween Desserts, Halloween Reese’s Cookie Bars, these Frankenstein & Bride Brownies and these Blinged Out Chocolate Caramel Apples!

This fun candy bling loaded cake will have your little goblins and witches a-drooling. Pssst….That goes for the big goblins and witches too.

I was inspired to make a scratch ‘black magic’ cake when I posted R eese’s Peanut Butter Devil’s Food Chocolate Poke Cake, because I used a Devil’s Food Cake Mix in that recipe.

So I wanted to have a real home-made rich, ultra-moist, ultra-dark chocolate cake that I could use in that cake as well, because honestly, this candy bar cake recipe is amazing! It does not disappoint.

Halloween Black Magic Candy Cake! It's Insane!

Confessions! Moreover, not only can you make this for all your Halloween parties and gatherings, you can also make it afterwards with all that left over candy you’re gonna get from trick or treating. Unless you’re like me and eat it all, this cake in one fatal swoop.

(Yes, I do that, no one gets harmed in the process, but it’s brutal to watch. That’s what happens when you have a chocolate freak in the house. We tend to get a little possessive.)

This chocolate fudge frosting is seriously so rich and creamy. I normally don’t like a lot of frosting, but I could wolf this frosting down by the spoonfuls. It’s double-dare delicious on the cake. They were meant to be together.

If you don’t want all the bling on top, make it a half n’ half candy bar cake. Half blinged up, half not, just like the picture. But seriously, who is going to turn down candy ever?

Ingredients You Need

Black Magic Cake

all-purpose flour
granulated sugar
unsweetened Special Dark Hershey’s Cocoa Powder
baking soda
baking powder
salt
eggs
strong brewed coffee
buttermilk or milk of choice (Pour 1 cup of whole or 2% milk into a liquid measuring cup. For vegan buttermilk, you can use a vegan milk of your choice)
vegetable oil
vanilla extract

Fudge Frosting

unsweetened Special Dark Hershey’s Cocoa
confectioner’s sugar
alt
vanilla extract
milk of choice
unsalted butter, softened
cream cheese, softened

Candy Bling Heaven

Use any of your favorites like Snickers, Twix, Kit Kats, M&M’s, Milky Ways, Peanut M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, Butterfinger, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Halloween Sprinkles, etc.

How to Make Chocolate Candy Cake for Halloween

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9×13 inch pan.
In large bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center.
Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Cool then frost with Fudge Frosting

Fudge Frosting

Using a mixer, mix together butter and cream cheese, then add in rest of ingredients and mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
Frost cake then cut up candy bars and place all your candies on top and devour like a crazy vampire! ????

Storing Chocolate Frosted Cake

To store this cake, chill the uncovered cake in the fridge for at least 15 minutes so that the frosting hardens slightly, and then cover with plastic wrap at room temperature or refrigerated.
Before serving, allow the cake to sit on the counter for about 30 minutes if you leave in refrigerator.

How Long Does Chocolate Cake Last?

Room temperature, store up to 3-4 days. Make sure the cake is covered in plastic wrap, aluminum foil or a lid/cake holder.
In the fridge, chocolate cakes can last up to 7 days. Again, Make sure the cake is covered in plastic wrap, aluminum foil or a lid/cake holder.

You can make this cake anytime you have extra candy laying around or when you want to use it up! You may even want to check out this Halloween Graveyard Dirt Cake as another fun option!

Bling it up for any holiday with coordinating colors and candies of the season and birthdays too! It’s such a fun candy bar cake for the kids to help decorate and creative. You’ll have a Spooktacular Halloween with this Halloween Black Magic Candy Cake!

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