Halloween Buttermilk Bundt® Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Halloween dessert can't get easier than this recipe for dense buttermilk Bundt® cake colored orange on top and black on the bottom.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, or as needed
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons orange food coloring powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon black food coloring powder

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with 2 tablespoons butter.
2 Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl. Beat in buttermilk using an electric mixer. Add 3/4 cup butter and beat until fully incorporated. Mix in eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.
3 Pour 1/3 of the batter into a small bowl; mix in orange food coloring. Add cocoa powder and black food coloring to the large bowl. Mix well, scraping down the sides.
4 Pour black batter into the cake pan. Pour orange batter on top. Rap pan against the counter to release any air bubbles.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.