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Tie Dye Cake~ a recipe revisited!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Ruthanne

I miss my recipes sometimes…I didn’t realize when I started this blog that it would launch me into a world of constantly new and changing recipes. If I’m asked to bring a dessert to something I rarely return to my favorites. Instead I create something new that I can share with all of you! This week I am revisiting some of my favorites in honor of the Fourth of July. I chose some of my most colorful and fun recipes to recreate in Red White and Blue. Each of these recipes can be tweaked to fit any color theme, but this week we are celebrating the USA with each recipe. Here we go…..!

The original Tie Dye cake recipe was created October 10, 2012 in honor of my nephew Marshal. It has gotten rave reviews for how easy it is to make. It’s been the star dessert at birthday parties, Easter celebrations and even a Luau! It was featured in the Huffington Post in an article celebrating all things tie dye.

Visit the original recipe to see how it was put together by clicking here.

Print the original recipe and try it for yourself by clicking here.

Stay tuned…I will be back tomorrow with another revisited recipe!

Enjoy!! ~r

Modifications to the original recipe:

Instead of rainbow colors, I used red and blue. USE COLOR GELS if you want bright and vibrant color. Liquid colors will not give you the deep colors you want. I actually ran out of red and ended up a little more pink than I wanted! I love my color gels– I use them a lot!

I used the buttercream from the original recipe but added vanilla instead of the raspberry flavoring, and I left it white with a few sprinkles.

Ruthanne’s top four favorite easybaked recipes:

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Polka Dot Cake!!!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Ruthanne

It just makes you smile, doesn’t it? I don’t think I can adequately express how happy this cake makes me.

I made this cake for my friend Nikki’s birthday and it made her happy too…

I simply can’t take credit for the idea behind this cake, that credit goes to an adorable blog called “Once Upon a Pedestal”. I can’t even take credit for finding the idea… that goes to my wonderful Pinterest addicted friend Laura. I can tell you this: it is NOT hard to make. It does take some time, but it is very easy to put together, and the “wow” factor? Incredible!

The 1st question everyone asks is “How did you get the polka dots INSIDE the cake?” They are cake balls. To make this recipe, you will need one piece of special equipment: a cake pop/ doughnut hole maker. I feel like I walked by those like 100 times over the holidays in various stores and every time I thought, “I wonder why you would ever buy one of those?” Now I know! Here’s the one I got: Bella Sensio Cake Pop Maker

There are several brands and varieties- I’m sure they all work great- I would look for one that does 12 at once, just as a time saver! The good news? Once you make this cake, your friends will all want to borrow your cake pop maker and you won’t have to store it anywhere!

Are you ready to see how this is done? Here we go: (printable recipe)

INGREDIENTS:

2 boxed white cake mixes (plus the oil, water and eggs to make them according to the package)
You favorite frosting (I used my buttercream recipe, doubled, which you can get by clicking here)
Sprinkles or candy to decorate the cake.

DIRECTIONS:

Plug in/turn on your cake pop maker to warm it up.
Make one of the cakes according to package directions.
Divide batter evenly into smaller bowls based on the number of colors you want to use (I did 4)
Color the batter using color gels (I love the Wilton brand in particular because it gives such a vivid color)
Following the directions for your particular cake pop maker, make cake balls using each of the colors.

(with mine I sprayed it with Pam, used a small (2 tsp) cookie scoop, rapidly scooped batter in and immediately closed the lid. My directions said 4-5 minutes and they all were burnt to a crisp– about 2 minutes worked perfectly for me. I just set them out on a plate to cool then…be prepared to experiment a little with this– you will have some extra pops at the end, so its ok if you mess some up!)

While cake balls are cooling, preheat oven to 350F, and make the second cake mix according to package.
Spray 3 – 6″ round pans with non-stick spray and set a circle of parchment paper in the bottom of each one (to keep your layers pretty!)
Spread a thin layer of batter in the bottom of each pan, place cake balls on top in any pattern you choose and divide remaining batter over the top of the balls so they are completely covered.

Ready to bake!

Bake layers at 350F degrees for about 30 minutes. You can use the toothpick test (I recommend it!) but be careful to hit cake and not cake balls….you can kind of tell where they are- they bump up just a bit.
When cooked all the way through, tip over on a cake rack to cool completely.
Trim, if needed, to flatten layers and use frosting to stack all three layers and cover the entire cake with frosting.
Decorate as desired.

My thoughts: I’m not a cake decorator, and my buttercream is a whipped frosting that is OH so yummy, but not very good for a smooth cake surface….it still makes me smile…bumps and all. You can decorate your cake however you like. I used Wilton Jumbo Confetti Sprinkles on this one. I really hope you give this cake a try– if you have any questions about the process just ask!! — or check out “Once Upon a Pedestal”, as her pictures were very helpful. She also uses a different type of cake pop pan than I did. I hope this recipe idea made you smile on this cold winter morning– enjoy!!!!! ~r

Other Easybaked cake recipes you might enjoy: (click on the photo to see the recipe)

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Halloween Bundt Cake

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Ruthanne

Creepy colors all swirled together inside make this bundt cake a holiday hit! Drizzle it with gooey frosting and fun colors for a perfect (EASY!) party dessert!

Confession: I needed a fast dessert a few nights ago, saw this online and decided to use a recipe rather than create a new idea. Its a FABULOUS and EASY idea, so I just couldn’t help but share it! Kudos to Lets get Cookin’ for this idea- wonderfully creative! Here’s how I made my own: (printable recipe)

INGREDIENTS:

One box of white cake mix (and oil, water and eggs to make according to box)
One box of chocolate cake mix (and oil, water and eggs to make according to box)
Orange, Black and Purple gel icing colors (these gel colors give the batter the vibrant colors you see without having to add much–I invested in the Wilton set of 12 colors months ago and I LOVE them. Click here to see them on Amazon. You can order them there or sometimes find them at craft or cake decorating stores).
One tub of chocolate pre-made frosting
Wiltons Candy Melts in purple (and orange too if you want!)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Make both cake mixes according to packages.
Divide the white cake batter into two bowls, equally.
Add black coloring to the chocolate cake to darken it.
Add purple to 1/2 of the white batter and orange to the other half.
Pour about 1/3 of the chocolate batter into the bottom of a well-greased bundt pan.
Pour all of the purple batter over the chocolate
Pour all of the orange batter over the purple
Pour another 1/3 of the chocolate batter over the colors. You can use more than 1/3, but you want to give the cake room to rise- so leave a bit of room. You can discard the remaining chocolate batter or make a couple of cupcakes with it.
Bake at 325 degrees for about 45-55 minutes (until the center is set and a cake tester inserted comes out clean).
Tip over on a cake rack and cool completely
To finish, melt the tub of frosting in the microwave (about 15-30 seconds) and stir well.
Place frosting in a zip-top bag, clip a corner and drizzle over entire top of cake.
Melt candy melts in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between until smooth and pipe these colors over the top as well. I think both purple and orange would be fun, but I only had purple in my cabinet!

My thoughts- quick and easy and yummy moist cake that makes people smile and ask– “how’d you do that”? Very fun!! I have to add that the recipe over at Lets Get Cookin’ used vanilla frosting colored with the gels and drizzled over the top. I decided to use chocolate because its what I had 😉 It was really yummy with the chocolate– I think you would get a better color match doing it with the vanilla frosting though- my candy melts color clashed a little with the inside purple color. Also, I put a cookie sheet on the rack below the cake while it baked– just in case it dripped over. It didn’t, but you might want to do that just to save yourself an oven-cleaning day! Hope you get to try this cake– I think you are gonna love it!!! ENJOY! ~r