Witch Cake

I made the witch cake using the Ballerina Bear cake pan from Wilton. When the leaves start changing colors, I know that Halloween is just around the corner. To help get the kids into the festive Halloween season I made a witch cake.

I always think that different colors represent different inanimate objects, sometimes words and especially seasons. When I think of witches at Halloween I always think that they would be playful and would be accented in purple. So funny that I think purple is Halloween, but that is why I really wanted a purple blue for the accent and background color of this witch cake.

How to Make the Ultimate Witch Cake

I love chocolate cake and made this cake from a regular box cake mixture. I mixed the batter according to the cake instructions and then I baked it according to the pan instructions. The most important thing is to make sure that you use the best cooking spray so that the cake comes out with ease. Bake the cake at 350 degrees and bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Once fully baked, cool the cake for about 10 minutes. It should pull away from the pan. Then I suggest leveling the cake. With the excess cake put it on the side to make cake pops. When the cake is level it will mostly help prevent the cake from cracking.

I first made the purple icing for the outside of the witch. I used two decorating tips. Number 47 is smaller with grooves on the one side and smooth on the other side. The other decorating tip I used was the round tip number 3. I wanted to have smooth sides and then I made little dots around the outside, again very simple.

Next, I made my black icing. To make black icing I start with chocolate icing and add a little black tint. I used decorating tip number 3 for the eyes and mouth. I smoothed it out using cornstarch and warm water, then dipped with my finger.

Then I used the small star decorating tip number 16 for the shirt and tip 16 for the shoes. I wanted these tips to be pointed, which was a personal choice. To make them pointed you squeeze the icing while pulling away from the cake.

I then put the star tip number 16 onto my purple icing bag to make the belt.

Next, I used the decorating tip number 104 for the skirt. It is the tip that makes petals and here we are using it to make a few more ruffles.

I used tip 3 for the whites of the eyes and then to finish the eyes I dipped my finger into a cornstarch and water mixture and tapped the eye with my finger.

For the leggings I used orange and purple with the decorating tip number 14 which is a small star shape.

Then I moved onto the hair. The hair is orange and I used open star decorating tip number 18. I pulled and dragged the icing to make the hair. This made the hair look like it is having long strands.

Then came the hat. The hat was made with a large triangle sugar cookie just to finish the cake. I put a little icing on the cake to help attach the sugar cookie hat. Then I iced the ‘hat’ part. It looked fantastic when completed.

For the broom, I had purchased an extra large pretzel. Again I stuck it on with icing and then iced the green skin color over the pretzel. I used star decorating tip number 18 again for the straw on the broom. I pulled the icing along just like I did on the hair. I also put a little on the pretzel to make it look like it was attached.

I love having a creative outlet. Designing parties and designing cakes are thrilling to me. I found this cake so fun to do because I had a baseline to follow, but then created something so unique. It had the design I was thinking about and the colors that make me think about Halloween. The best creative part for me was that I was using a cake pan that was to make a bear design and was able to create a character that looks like she should be in a children’s story book.

The cake looked fantastic. I loved how there were extra items on the cake. The pretzel and cookie added a great dimension to the cake design. What a great way to get into the season by creating a witch cake out the ballerina bear pan.

Best of luck with your witch cake. I wonder what your inspiration will be and how it will turn out. The best part is that all cakes are worth the effort because they all taste so delicious.