This isn't the actual cake I made for our party but I wish it was! I came up with the idea as I was making a this halloween cake : www.cookingwithsugar.com . That cake was pretty easy but I think this one would be easier and possibly have the same spooky effect. Her cake had chocolate cake, but because I wanted something richer I used devil's food and my cake wasn't nearly as marbled, but it did have an orange and purple crescent moon instead! Which was awesome!
So the idea is basically the same, make the mix, bake in a bundt pan, drip icing, yadda yadda.
Ingredients:
1 box devils food cake
1 can of vanilla icing
Black concentrated food colouring
Red, or orange Concentrated food colouring (OPTIONAL)
1 bag of spider rings
Directions. Follow baking directions on your box of devil's food cake except while mixing the batter add black food colouring till the batter is black. Once the cake is baked spoon out half a can of vanilla icing and heat 5 ish seconds in the microwave. Make sure it's still a little thick! Drizzle the icing over the bundt cake in a disorganized manner to make it look like spider webs. Now you can mix any left over icing with food colouring till it's the right colour to you and drizzle that. Drops here and there of red icing to look like blood sounds like such a good effect! Now stick the spider rings along the cake however you like.
Magickal References:
I'm tired so I'm leaving that to you. Think premixed = ease of access, and over simplification
chocolate= aphrodisiac, richness, etc
Vanilla= Reflection, acceptance
Icing= masks, masking faults, hidden aspects, helps to keep secrets
Black= Night, mystery, secrets, protection
White= Protection, moon, mystery
Red= Passion, leadership, etc..
Meditate on what certain colours and insects mean to you and try to go from there, if you get stumped look stuff up. Spiders= Web weaving, story telling, veils, determination
