Polka Dot Cake
Devil's Food Butterscotch Chip Cookies
(I'm having a bit of a sweet craving...)
Showing posts with label polka dot cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label polka dot cake. Show all posts
Friday, August 23, 2013
Recipe Recap #28
Almost there, almost caught up with the Recipe Recaps here at Addicted to Recipes! Today I am remembering my posts from August 11 - 17, 2012!
Polka Dot Cake
Devil's Food Butterscotch Chip Cookies
(I'm having a bit of a sweet craving...)
Polka Dot Cake
Devil's Food Butterscotch Chip Cookies
(I'm having a bit of a sweet craving...)
Friday, October 12, 2012
Scrumptious Sunday #32 - Features
Hello everyone! We've enjoyed another fantastic fall week...wonderful weather, and a wonderful visit with my Mother-in-Law. Our boys had a blast hanging with their Gramma!
Speaking of fantastic, it was another fantastic week of recipe sharing at Scrumptious Sunday. Thank you so much!
If you are featured, please grab a BUTTON! You've earned it!
Congratulations to everyone!
Everyone loves pizza in my house, I think this is a great idea! Omelet Breakfast Pizza from In Cindy's Kitchen
I'm always on the lookout for new muffin recipes! Super Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins from Skinny Kitchen
This one is for my hubby and Father-in-Law...first Thanksgiving we spent with hub's family, we went out for dinner and he and his Dad ate "steak soup" and raved about it...this version looks SO much better than the one they ate! Steak Soup from Learning the Ropes...One Recipe at a Time
Cookie monster me is drooling :-) Simple, Delicious, Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies from Forgetful Mama
I just love how Winnie's cake turned out! I did a polka dot cake a while back but Winnie's looks waaaaay nicer than mine! Beautiful! Chocolate Polka Dot Apple Cake from Winnish
All of these recipes will be pinned to my Pinterest account, posted on Twitter, and shared on Facebook!
Just a reminder, this week's Scrumptious Sunday Link Party goes live Saturday - at 8 pm PST. Can't wait to see what you bring to the party!
Speaking of fantastic, it was another fantastic week of recipe sharing at Scrumptious Sunday. Thank you so much!
If you are featured, please grab a BUTTON! You've earned it!
Congratulations to everyone!
Everyone loves pizza in my house, I think this is a great idea! Omelet Breakfast Pizza from In Cindy's Kitchen
I'm always on the lookout for new muffin recipes! Super Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins from Skinny Kitchen
This one is for my hubby and Father-in-Law...first Thanksgiving we spent with hub's family, we went out for dinner and he and his Dad ate "steak soup" and raved about it...this version looks SO much better than the one they ate! Steak Soup from Learning the Ropes...One Recipe at a Time
Cookie monster me is drooling :-) Simple, Delicious, Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies from Forgetful Mama
I just love how Winnie's cake turned out! I did a polka dot cake a while back but Winnie's looks waaaaay nicer than mine! Beautiful! Chocolate Polka Dot Apple Cake from Winnish
All of these recipes will be pinned to my Pinterest account, posted on Twitter, and shared on Facebook!
Just a reminder, this week's Scrumptious Sunday Link Party goes live Saturday - at 8 pm PST. Can't wait to see what you bring to the party!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Polka Dot Cake
I'm always looking to learn fun new tricks when baking. I know that I've got a long way to go to become good at decorating cakes (I think I need to take some classes!) but I figure I can still find other little ways to dress up cakes...on the inside! I saw some pictures for "polka dot cakes" and did some reading on how to make them, and I came up with this way for my first go at making one! Here is what I did:
2 white cake mixes, plus all the ingredients needed to make the cakes
Food colouring (your choice of colours)
Icing
Preheat oven according to box instruction.
Take your first cake mix and prepare the batter according to directions.
Divide the batter evenly into the number of bowls that you are wanting colours for your polka dots. I decided to make pink and purple polka dots, so I needed two bowls. Add the food colouring to the batter until you reach your desired colour. Pour batter into cake pans.
Bake the cakes according to the box directions. Note - I always bake for less time than the box states, it may be due to elevation, but I just find they bake faster than the box guidelines.
Cool the cakes completely, then break each cake apart to make your cake balls. I added a little bit of icing into each cake to help stick the cake balls together. Form your cake balls, place them on a plate, cover and put them in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. I left mine in the fridge overnight as I started the project around 9 pm!
Once the cake balls have chilled, prepare the second cake mix according to the box instructions. Pour the batter into the cake pans (I used 9x9) and then place the cake balls in the batter. Bake the cakes according to direction (again, I bake for less time than the box recommends).
Once the cakes are baked, cool completely, and ice them. I made my own buttercream icing for this project.
Now...when you cut into that cake...what a nice surprise to find pops of colour!
VERDICT:
While cake balls a re a bit of work (one of those cake pop baking machines are tempting to try to speed up the baking process), it was fun to have the different dots of colour in the cake. I made this cake as a little belated birthday cake for my Mom (they were away for her actual birthday), and it went over well, especially with our 5 year old, who usually only eats icing! (He ate the cake too, because of the polka dots). I will experiment again in the future with smaller cake balls, just to see the difference, and maybe use different baking pans, all for fun!
2 white cake mixes, plus all the ingredients needed to make the cakes
Food colouring (your choice of colours)
Icing
Preheat oven according to box instruction.
Take your first cake mix and prepare the batter according to directions.
Divide the batter evenly into the number of bowls that you are wanting colours for your polka dots. I decided to make pink and purple polka dots, so I needed two bowls. Add the food colouring to the batter until you reach your desired colour. Pour batter into cake pans.
Bake the cakes according to the box directions. Note - I always bake for less time than the box states, it may be due to elevation, but I just find they bake faster than the box guidelines.
Cool the cakes completely, then break each cake apart to make your cake balls. I added a little bit of icing into each cake to help stick the cake balls together. Form your cake balls, place them on a plate, cover and put them in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. I left mine in the fridge overnight as I started the project around 9 pm!
Once the cake balls have chilled, prepare the second cake mix according to the box instructions. Pour the batter into the cake pans (I used 9x9) and then place the cake balls in the batter. Bake the cakes according to direction (again, I bake for less time than the box recommends).
Once the cakes are baked, cool completely, and ice them. I made my own buttercream icing for this project.
Now...when you cut into that cake...what a nice surprise to find pops of colour!
VERDICT:
While cake balls a re a bit of work (one of those cake pop baking machines are tempting to try to speed up the baking process), it was fun to have the different dots of colour in the cake. I made this cake as a little belated birthday cake for my Mom (they were away for her actual birthday), and it went over well, especially with our 5 year old, who usually only eats icing! (He ate the cake too, because of the polka dots). I will experiment again in the future with smaller cake balls, just to see the difference, and maybe use different baking pans, all for fun!
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