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Medusa Cake

A spooky and creative cake designed to look like Medusa, perfect for Halloween or themed parties. Features intricate details to mimic snakes and a stony gaze.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 cups granulated sugar
  • 0.75 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
For the Frosting & Decoration:
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 0.5 cup cocoa powder
  • 0.25 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • green food coloring for snakes
  • black food coloring for eyes and details
  • white fondant or modeling chocolate for eyes
  • black edible marker for eye details

Method
 

Baking the Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  6. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Making the Frosting and Decorations:
  1. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  2. Gradually add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder, alternating with the milk, until the frosting is smooth and spreadable.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  3. Stir in the vanilla extract.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  4. Divide the frosting into two portions. Tint one portion with green food coloring for the snakes. Leave the other portion white or tint it a light grey for the base.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  5. Once the cakes are completely cool, stack them and crumb coat with the base frosting. Chill for 30 minutes.
  6. Pipe or spread the green frosting to create snakes winding around the cake. Use a fork or toothpick to create snake-like textures.
  7. Mold small balls of white fondant for eyes. Use a black edible marker to draw pupils and add details to create a stony, Medusa-like gaze.
    3 cups all-purpose flour
  8. Press the fondant eyes into the cake where Medusa's face would be. Add any other desired decorative details.

Notes

This cake is a visual showstopper! Adjust the amount of food coloring to achieve your desired shade of green for the snakes. For a more dramatic effect, you can also add some edible glitter to the snakes.