Ingredients
Method
Cookie Crust
- Pulse the chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor until they become fine crumbs.
- Melt the vegan butter in a small saucepan over low heat on the stovetop.
- Pour the melted butter into the cookie crumbs and pulse until the mixture looks like wet sand and holds together when pressed.
- Press the crumb mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 9-inch tart pan. Refrigerate while you make the filling.
Slime Caramel Layer
- Use store-bought or homemade vegan caramel sauce.
- In a bowl, stir the caramel with one drop of red food coloring gel until the color is completely uniform.
- Pour the red caramel over the chilled crust and level it with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Return the tart to the fridge to set while you prepare the ganache.
Chocolate Ganache
- Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water (a double boiler). Once smooth, whisk in the coconut cream until glossy.
- Pour the ganache over the caramel layer and spread it evenly with a spoon or offset spatula. You will add the spider web while it is still soft.
- Melt the white chocolate in the same double boiler method, then transfer it to a piping bag and snip off a small tip.
Spider Web Design
- Pipe concentric lines of white chocolate across the tart, then pipe curved lines between them to create a spider web pattern. See the photos or video for guidance.
- Refrigerate the tart for about 2 to 3 hours until fully set.
- While it chills, make the mini Oreo spider decorations.
Mini Oreo Spiders
- Split each mini sandwich cookie in half. Melt a little dark and white chocolate separately in the double boiler, then spoon into piping bags and snip the tips.
- Place a cookie half cut-side up on parchment paper. Pipe small lines on each side for spider legs. Add a bit of dark chocolate to the cookie and press the other half on top to form a sandwich.
- Pipe two tiny white chocolate dots with dark chocolate centers on top for eyes. Freeze or chill until the chocolate hardens and the spiders can be lifted off the paper.
- Arrange the chilled spider decorations on top of the finished tart.
- Use a sharp knife to slice the tart into wedges and serve.
Nutrition
Notes
For a gluten-free spider web cookie cake, use gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies and certified GF chocolate.
The red food gel gives the caramel a spooky slime look; just one drop is enough, as too much can darken the color.
If you don't have coconut cream, use chilled full-fat coconut milk and scoop out only the solid portion.
Make this a day ahead; it needs at least 3 hours to set in the fridge, so it is perfect for prepping before Halloween.
Serve chilled for clean slices. Use a hot, dry knife to cut through the ganache without dragging the web.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. The tart can also be frozen for up to 2 months.
