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A tall, dark chocolate layer cake decorated with gold and black edible spheres, perfect for New Year’s Eve Cakes That Wow.

New Year's Eve Chocolate Cake with Gold Spheres

Create a stunning chocolate cake perfect for ringing in the New Year. This recipe features layers of chocolate cake, black chocolate frosting, and decorative gold spheres, all finished with festive sprinkles.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chilling Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 12 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake
  • 3 six inch layers chocolate cake Use your favorite recipe or a recommended fudge sundae cake recipe.
For the Frosting and Decoration
  • 4.5 cups chocolate frosting May require significant black gel food coloring.
  • 1 bottle black gel food coloring Use as needed to achieve desired color.
  • 10 oz yellow candy melts
  • 1 jar gold powdered food coloring
  • few drops vodka For mixing with powdered food coloring.
  • Fancy Sprinkles Black Widow For decorating the bottom half of the cake.
  • Fancy Sprinkles Metallic Golden Dragee Melange For final garnish.

Equipment

  • Cake pans
  • Offset spatula
  • Microwave
  • Sphere mold
  • Parchment paper
  • Bench scraper

Method
 

  1. Begin with three 6-inch layers of chocolate cake. If you do not have a preferred recipe, consider using a fudge sundae cake recipe.
  2. Color the chocolate frosting black. This may require a substantial amount of black food coloring. If the frosting becomes too soft, chill it in the refrigerator to firm up.
  3. Level your cake layers if necessary. Spread approximately 1/2 inch of frosting between each layer. Apply a thin layer of frosting to the outside of the cake (crumb coat) and chill for about 10-15 minutes until set.
  4. Once the crumb coat is chilled, use the remaining frosting to cover the entire cake.
  5. Press Fancy Sprinkles in Black Widow onto the bottom half of the cake for added sparkle.
  6. To make the gold spheres, melt the yellow candy melts in the microwave. Start with 30-second intervals, then continue in 10-second increments until smooth.
  7. Fill 1-inch and 1.5-inch sphere molds with the melted yellow candy melts.
  8. Turn the molds upside down over parchment paper and gently shake to remove excess candy melts. Use a bench scraper to clean the mold openings. Chill for about 10 minutes until firm.
  9. Remove the half spheres from the molds. To join them, gently heat a pan over low heat, press the open edge of two half spheres onto the warm pan until they begin to melt, then press them together. Smooth any excess candy melt that squeezes out.
  10. Mix the gold powdered food coloring with a few drops of vodka. Paint the spheres with this mixture.
  11. Gently press the gold spheres into the frosting on the cake. Use any remaining melted candy melts to adhere spheres stacked on top of each other.
  12. Garnish the cake with Fancy Sprinkles in Metallic Golden Dragee Melange.

Notes

This cake is a showstopper for any New Year's Eve celebration. The combination of rich chocolate, dramatic black frosting, and shimmering gold spheres creates a festive and elegant dessert.

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