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Close-up of the homemade Spiderman cake, showing the vibrant layers and intricate webbing detail
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Spiderman Cake

This Spiderman Cake is truly a centerpiece of your beloved son’s birthday and no bakery bought cake can compete with a labor of love. The cake is all things that you wish the growing up lad to accomplish and be. Bold, soft, moist at the core.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Assembling Time30 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Baking, Dessert, Filling & Frosting
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: Bakery, chocolate, Coffee, cookies, eggless
Servings: 8 inch layered cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup +1 tbsp sugar granulated
  • ⅛ cup + 1 tsp cocoa powder unsweetened
  • ¼ tsp baking soda heaped
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅔ cup hot water
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp instant coffee granules
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Start by bringing all the ingredients to room temperature if they were refrigerated. It's best to keep the refrigerated ingredients on the counter 30 minutes prior to baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Grease an 8 inch round pan with butter or line it with parchment paper. I used baking spray which worked great.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda & salt in a large mixing bowl. Do not use a stand or a hand mixer. This step is important as whisking the mixture will aerate it well and you will get a perfect cake with great crumb.
  • In a separate small bowl combine water, oil, vinegar, instant coffee & vanilla extract.
  • Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients & whisk till just combined. A smooth batter is not necessary, few lumps are fine.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared 8 inch round pan.
  • Tap the pan gently 2-3 times to remove air bubbles and batter spreads evenly.
  • Bake in preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) for 20-25 mins or till a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean
  • Cool the cake in the pan on the rack for 15 minutes, then invert it on the rack.
  • Leave it upside down to cool, it helps in flattening any dome shape.
  • I usually bake three layers by baking this recipe thrice separately or in 3 pans ahead of time.
  • Then I freeze these layers wrapped in cling film till 24 hours prior to the assembling and decorating.
  • You can decorate the cake as per your wish using basic decorating guidelines at assembling and frosting the cake.

Notes

  1. This cake is perfect as moist base for frosting and layering.
  2. Using coffee is optional.
  3. Measure the ingredients correctly. Use standard cups and spoon measures to measure them.
  4. All the ingredients must be at room temperature.
  5. Use best quality ingredients to make this cake.
  6. After adding the flour, do not overmix the batter.
  7. This recipe can be halved, doubled, or tripled. Make sure to use the baking pan accordingly. The baking time will also differ.