24 Oct 2006 07:37 PM

Graveyard Cake

This is a wonderful dessert for that halloween party.

you will need 2 1/4 cups sifted flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 cup boiling water, 3/4 cup milk, 2 sticks (1/2lb.) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 (9oz.) box chocolate wafer cookies, 1 (16oz.) can chocolate frosting, 1 tube black icing, 1 (6oz.) bag Pwpperidge farm milano cookies, 1 (7.25 oz.) bag Perreridge Farm Chessman cookies and Candy rocks, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 13x9-inch pan.  Whisk together cocoa and water; whisk in milk until smooth.  Set aside.  using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy; scrape bowl.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Add flour and cocoa mixtures, alternating each 3 times, scraping bowl (batter may seperate a bit).  Spread batter in prepared pan.  Bake rotating halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.  Cool in pan for 1 hour.  Run a knife around edge of cake and turn out onto platter.  Finely crush chocolate with a rolling pin or use a food processor.  Cover top and sides of cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkle generously with cookie crumbs.  Score top of cake into 12 equal rectangles.  Pipe "RIP" and other scary words on Milano cookies with black icing; cut a slit in each square to insert a Milano or Chessman cookie for gravestones; add candy rocks in desired. Serves 12.

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