How to Make a Cake Scorpion

Increase excitement with a cake scorpion.

Making a cake scorpion adds pizazz to any party. Your birthday party can be enhanced by a creepy-crawly cake. Halloween bashes can also benefit from the spooky and delicious treat. Practice your baking skills, or make it a family event by involving your kids in mixing the ingredients and frosting the cake. Take your time and stay focused while pouring the mix into the mold and removing it after baking to ensure your dessert is a success.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• Mold
• Icing bag
• Pre-made icing
• Serving tray

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Mix cake ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk milk, butter and sugar together until consistency is thin. Add one egg and continue whisking. Add the second egg, followed by the vanilla. Add flour and baking powder as the final ingredients. Whisk all of the ingredients together until the batter is smooth.

3. Place the scorpion mold onto a flat surface. Tilt the mixing bowl carefully over the mold. Dispense the mix from the bowl into the mold using a spatula. Make sure the mix is evenly poured throughout the mold.

4. Place mold into the oven and bake for approximately 35 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the cake to see if it is baked. When the toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done.

5. Remove the cake from the oven. Allow the cake to cool for 30 minutes.

6. Flip the mold upside down onto a serving tray. Carefully pull the mold off of the cake to display the scorpion figure. Fill your icing bag about halfway with icing. Hold the icing bag at a 45 degree angle. Place the icing bag tip just above the surface of the cake. Squeeze the bag to dispense icing. Cover the cake in dark icing -- brown or red -- for the full scorpion effect.

Tips & Warnings

• Design and purchase a custom mold for your scorpion cake if necessary. See the Resources section.

References

• All Recipes: Cake
• Chef Rubber: Custom Baking Molds
• Wilton: Icing Bag

Resources

• Chef Rubber: Contact Us