👻Colorful Halloween rainbow ghost cake decorating step by step

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a subtle flavor and is dairy-free.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: erythritol

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Erythritol is a sugar substitute that reduces calories.

Prepare a 9 by 13 sheet cake using black cocoa cake recipe, which smells and tastes like Oreos.

Mix the black buttercream using black cocoa for a natural color, and let it sit to darken.

Mix rainbow-colored buttercream, starting with light pastel colors.

Ensure the sheet cake is cooled before decorating.

Crumb coat the cake to lock in crumbs, then frost the cake for a base layer.

Refrigerate the frosted cake for 5 minutes to firm up the frosting.

Print and cut out ghost shapes for decoration.

Trace the outline of the ghosts on the cake using a skewer or toothpick.

Peel off the ghost cutouts, using a skewer if they stick.

Add sprinkles around the ghosts for decoration.

Fill piping bags with colored buttercream and pipe the ghosts onto the cake, using a second piping bag to create darker shades by adding more color.

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