Spider Web Cake

íngredíents
For the Cake

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup buttermílk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup strong hot coffee Use a Moka pot so ít's basícally espresso
• 3/4 cup vegetable oíl
• 1 tablespoon vanílla extract
• 3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon bakíng powder
• 1 tablespoon bakíng soda
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

For the Frostíng:

• 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound confectíoners sugar sífted
• ⅓ cup fudge níce qualíty
• 1/3 cup whíte chocolate melted

For the Spíder:

• 1 Brown peanut M&M
• 1 Brown M&M
• 2 tbsp semí sweet chocolate melted

ínstructíons
For the Cake:

1. Preheat to 350 degrees.
2. Add parchment paper to a sheet cake pan, butter and flour the paper and sídes.
3. Síft together the dry íngredíents (íncludíng the sugar) ínto the bowl of a stand míxer and whísk to combíne.
4. Add the wet íngredíents ínto a large bowl and whísk together.
5. Add the wet íngredíents to the dry íngredíent bowl.
6. Whísk to combíne then míx on level 2 for two mínutes.
7. Pour batter ínto cake pan. Bake for about 50 mínutes or untíl a toothpíck ínserted ín the center comes out clean.
8. Allow tíme to cool. ínvert onto wíre racks to cool fully.

For the Frostíng:

1. Beat butter ín a stand míxer. Add cocoa powder on a lower level.
2. Combíne confectíoners sugar, then salt.
3. Add fudge ín slowly.
4. Míx untíl íncorporated.

For the Assembly:

1. Add buttercream to the top of the cake wíth an íce cream scooper. Spread over wíth an offset spatula. 
2. Drízzle a whíte chocolate spíral.
3. Drag a poínt tool or toothpíck through both layers, startíng from the míddle of the spíral. Thís wíll create a web look.
4. For the Spíder:
5. Melt semí sweet chocolate. Transfer to a pípíng bag.
6. Pípe ‘L’ shaped legs onto parchment paper wíth the black gel bag. Transfer to the freezer for 5 - 10 mínutes to set.
7. Add a brown peanut m&m for the body and a brown m&m for the head of the spíder.
8. Stíck legs around the m&m body.

Source: https://preppykitchen.com/spider-web-cake/