Imagine the moment you cut into a cake and pull that first piece out. Now imagine a waterfall of candy pouring out of the center of the cake. Every child’s dream come true! This recipe was inspired by a conversation at work; my friend Mary was telling us how she liked to surprise her kids with candy-filled cakes on their birthdays. She used a variety of candies and one time actually filled the cake with runny orange frosting and called it a volcano! I loved the idea and decided to bake my cake in a bowl to make it tall enough to fill (Mary used layers). What a fun idea for the upcoming Halloween season- the possibilities are as endless as the candy on the shelves! Here’s how it was made:
INGREDIENTS:
- One boxed cake mix (any flavor you’d like- I used confetti)
- Water, eggs and oil to make mix according to box
- Candy to fill center of cake (I used Skittles and it took about 1 1/2 cups of candy)
- 1 stick of salted butter
- 1 stick of unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 1 t. clear vanilla flavor
- Sprinkles to decorate with if desired.
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Prepare cake according to package and pour into a greased and floured 2 quart glass bowl (I used my 2 Quart Batter Bowl
from Pampered Chef)
- Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes- or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 minutes.
- Run a knife around edges to loosen, and gently tip out onto a wire cake rack to cool completely.
- Once cool, trim flat edge even and set on serving plate with dome side up.
- Cut a round opening in the top of the cake, gently pulling the cake out. Keep the top layer, but spoon out the core, leaving about an inch of cake at the bottom.
- Gently pour candy into the center of the cake and place the top back on (like a pumpkin!)
- Make frosting by beating softened butters, powdered sugar and vanilla on high until light and fluffy.
- Frost cake and decorate as desired.
- Cut a slice and watch the smiles start!
My thoughts: This is SO much fun to cut into and serve- it made everyone laugh when the skittles started pouring out! It serves up messy (be prepared to scoop skittles out for each serving). The Skittles started to get soft inside the moist cake eventually- they still tasted great- but if you want them fresh just serve this within a few hours of making it. You’ll want to think this through for other candy types as well. I’m guessing most would be best served right away. Believe me— it is worth the surprise factor!!!! Enjoy!!!! -r
9-24-12 My friend Angie from the Czech Republic just sent this picture of her cupcakes using this recipe:
SO fun! Great job Angie!! If you want to try a cupcake version of this cake, save some time with a Cupcake Corer
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