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How to Cut a Cake into More Slices for a Crowd

October 9, 2012 by Tiffany

We’re going to get cakey this week. Today, I have a tip for cutting more slices out of a layer cake.

Tomorrow, we’ve got Ingredient Spotlight: Cake Mix (I can’t wait for this one!)

And Thursday, I’ve got a recipe for cake mix cookies that’s lightened up a bit to make them less of a splurge, but still a delicious treat.

How to cut a cake for a crowd

Have you ever had a large group of people over and only had one layer cake to serve?

If you’ve got enough warning, you could make cupcakes instead. Or bake two cakes.

But I prefer this tip instead.

My dad was raised in a family with 10 kids, so they always needed a way to make food stretch. In order to get plenty of slices, they used this method of cake cutting.

And if anyone in that family is reading this post, you’re wondering why I didn’t make banana cake and if that is coffee icing on the cake in the photos. My grandma’s homemade banana cake is a pain in the patootie to make, so I tend to make this sheet cake with coffee icing instead.

The cake and frosting in these photos is from The Cake Mix Doctor (Mom’s Yellow Cake with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting – it’s one of my favorites). [Read more...]

Filed under: 31 days of cooking cheats, cooking tips, Dessert, tips Tagged with cake, cake mix, crowd2 Comments

Hot Fudge and Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake

September 28, 2012 by Tiffany

This is one of those recipes that you’ve probably seen before. It goes by different names – Holy Cow Cake, Butterfinger Cake etc. Most of the recipes I’ve seen use sweetened condensed milk.

I like to bump up the yum, by using a jar of hot fudge and a jar of caramel topping.

I made this for my 14 year old son’s birthday a few weeks ago. He likes to ask for labor-intensive cakes, but had somehow weasled two birthday cakes out of me this year. So, instead of making the Cannoli Cake he asked for, I made this.

He was happy, because how can you not be happy with chocolate cake infused with caramel and hot fudge? And I was happy because it’s super simple to make.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with cake, cake mix, caramel, devils food cake, hot fudge6 Comments

27 Things to Do With Cake Mix

August 7, 2012 by Tiffany

When I first got married, I didn’t know how to cook, but I did know how to follow directions on a cake mix. I’d fix a lousy dinner with a 9×13 cake for dessert.

Jim and I would still be hungry after the pitiful dinner, so we’d eat half the cake. No kidding. It wasn’t healthy, but it was cheap. It worked for us then, since we were college students.

I’ve come a long way since then, but I still love a cake mix. It’s a fast way to make all kinds of cookies, bars, cakes of all types… The possibilities are endless.

Cake Mix Cookies and Bars

Pina Colada Cookies

Lemon Pineapple Cookies with Pineapple Glaze

Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Spiced Chai Cookies with Vanilla Cream Frosting

Butter Brickle Pecan Cookies

Strawberry Lemonade Cookies with Pink Lemonade Frosting

Gooey Turtle Bars

Apple Pecan Toffee Bars

Tuxedo Bars with Buttercream Frosting

Cakes

Streusel Cake

Maraschino Cherry Cake

Butter Pecan Crunch Cake

Apple Cider Cake

Cherry Coffee Cake

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

Apple Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Coconut Cake

Pudding Cake

Old Fashioned Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

Caramel Pumpkin Cake

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cake with Strawberry Icing

German Chocolate Upside Down Cake

Apricot Pound Cake

Peach Pound Cake with Peach Nectar Glaze

Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Chocolate Cake with Cappuccino Frosting

Pound Cake from a Mix and 10 Ways to Top It

How do you like to fix up a cake mix?

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with bars, cake, cake mix, cookies, dessert25 Comments

Peach Pound Cake with Peach Nectar Glaze

May 22, 2012 by Tiffany

You may have noticed over the last few days that my site has been slooooooow. I couldn’t even get it to load for me in order to write a post or approve a comment. So frustrating. But I’ve switched hosting companies (switch should be complete sometime today) and hopefully, the site will work fantastically from now on. Thanks for your patience while we were having problems!

Now for the cake. This is a peach variation on the Apple Spice Cake. It starts with a cake mix and a can of peach pie filling. The result is a moist cake studded with peaches and drizzled with a sweet, peachy glaze.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with bundt cake, cake, cake mix, peach cake, peach pie filling6 Comments

Banana Cake with Coffee (Mocha) Icing

January 10, 2012 by Tiffany

One of my Grandma’s signature desserts was Banana Cake with Coffee Icing. She made it from scratch as a layer cake. I’ve made her recipe before and it uses every bowl in the house. No kidding. It requires whipping egg whites and stirring dry ingredients and mashing bananas and boiling water and beating egg yolks… A delicious, time-consuming mess!

I’ve simplified things a lot with this recipe. It’s still made from scratch. I use a sheet cake pan instead of doing a layer cake. But I kept the Coffee Icing recipe the same. It’s really mocha, but we didn’t use the word “mocha” back then. Mocha is a new-fangled word.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with banana cake, bananas, butter, cake, cocoa, coffee icing, desserts, flour, mocha frosting, mocha icing, powdered sugar, sugar7 Comments

Gingerbread Bars with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

December 16, 2011 by Tiffany

Gingerbread and orange pair up so well. Something about the deep, molasses and spice flavor with the bright citrus tastes like the holidays.

This recipe is a mash up of two other recipes: Gingersnap Sandwich Cookies with Orange Cream Cheese Filling from Recipe Girl and my Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce.

I wanted something cake-like that would feed quite a few people. The Orange Cream Cheese Frosting was perfect for topping it off. [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with bars, cake, Christmas, cream cheese, desserts, frosting, gingerbread, holiday desserts, icing, winter9 Comments

Caramel Pumpkin Cake

October 11, 2011 by Tiffany

Every once in a while, I make something that bumps to the top of my list of posts. This is one of those recipes.

The cake is the same recipe I use for Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, but baked in a 9×13 pan so it’s thicker. While it’s still hot from the oven, poke it full of holes and pour warm caramel sauce over the top.

The caramel soaks into the cake, infusing one perfect fall flavor with another. Amazing!

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with cake, caramel, cool whip, fall recipe, pumpkin recipe18 Comments

Streusel Cake

September 9, 2011 by Tiffany

This is my sister’s absolute favorite birthday cake. The moist, yellow cake is marbled with sweet, cinnamon swirl.

It’s easy to make too, because it starts with a cake mix. Have I ever mentioned how much I love cake mix?

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with cake, cake mix, cinnamon, coffee cake, eggs, instant pudding mix1 Comment

Baby Cannoli Cakes

August 26, 2011 by Tiffany

You are going to love these!

All that chocolate ganache. All that delicious cannoli filling stuffed in a chocolate chip muffin.

{Did she just say chocolate chip muffin?}

Yep! That’s right! This muffin has officially crossed the line into dessert.

I’ve been wanting to try this since I first made Chocolate Chip Muffins. The idea comes from The Cake Mix Doctor cookbook. I absolutely love that book. Anne Byrn has a recipe in there for Cannoli Cake that is divine.

I have to say though, my family agreed that the baby cakes version is better. The muffins are not as tender and sweet as the cake. And muffins have a bit of a crust that holds up to the thick, creamy filling better than the cake does. [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert Tagged with cake, Cake Mix Dr., cannoli, chocolate chips, chocolate ganache, eggs, flour, milk, muffin, ricotta, sugar, vanilla7 Comments

Chocolate Cake with Cappuccino Frosting

August 12, 2011 by Tiffany

This cake is all about the frosting. Oh my goodness! I don’t know why I never thought to do this before.

The coffee flavored butter cream is delicious eaten from a spoon or licked from the bowl. But save some for the cake, because it’s a perfect pairing with chocolate cake.

I don’t have any ingredient pictures to share with you this time. I may have been so excited about this recipe idea, that I forgot to snap a photo. [Read more...]