Halloween Cake

Hi there! Halloween is a special date for everyone and this year is even more special because my brother and his wife are spending Halloween with us. They baked a cake for my son and he has been helping them. The result has been really amazing. This is delicious and the time we have spent in the kitchen has been worth while. This cake is very easy to cook, so don´t be scared with the long list of ingredients for this recipe. I hope you enjoy cooking this cake as much as we did. Happy Halloween to you all!

Ingredients:

(Serves 8)
For the spongecake:

1 cup of yogurt
3 cups of self-raising flour
2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup of olive oil (light in colour)
3 eggs
1 packet of yeast
1/2 teaspoonful salt
50 gr of cooking chocolate

For the custard:

2 yolks
4 tablespoons of sugar
1 glass of milk

To decorate:
3 bars of ready to roll icing (orange, black and green)

Difficulty and cooking time:

Easy
2 hours

Method:

Place the yogurt in a large bowl

Then add the sugar, the salt, the flour, 3 eggs, the olive oil and the yeast. Stir thoroughly using a whisk or a fork until you get a mixture without lumps.

Put the batter into the mould. Preheat the oven to 180ºC and bake for about 40 minutes, or until risen and firm to the touch.

Then leave to cool

Carefully halve the spongecake

To make the custard place 1 yolk and 4 tablespoons of sugar and stir thoroughly, then add a glass of milk and stir over a low heat until the mixture is thick enough.