Coffin Cake

How to make the cereal cake

• Preheat the oven at 180°C (356°F)

• Grease and flour the cake tin.

• Put the raisins and rum together in a bowl.

• Cut up the butter into small pieces.

• Mix the flour with the raising agent in a large bowl.

• Pour the soft brown sugar, the vanilla sugar and the butter into the food processor.

• Blend until the mixture is smooth.

• Add in the eggs and mix, one at a time.

• Pour in the flour and raising agent and mix thoroughly.

• Turn off the food processor, add the other ingredients and mix with a spoon:

  • Start by adding the rum and raisins
  • Then add the powdered nuts and the praline chocolate.
  • Last add the rice and corn flakes.

• Pour the cake mix into the cake tin and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

• Remove the cake tin, place onto the cooling racke, and wait for the cake to fully cool before making it into a coffin shape.

Cutting up the cake

• Cut off the top of the cake to leave a flat surface.

• Flip over the cake onto its reverse side.

• Mark the corners of the coffin, and where the cake needs to be cut, using the tip of the knife.

• Cut out the cake by joining up the 4 corners and following the lines marked out.

• Remove the excess cake which has been cut away, leaving just the center.

Decorating the cake

• Melt the 150 g (5.3 oz) dark chocolate and completely cover the cake.

• Allow the chocolate to set.

• Decorate the coffin with whatever shapes you want (a cross, a skull, a skeleton, the word 'Halloween', a spider, dracula...)