I am really getting into the Halloween spirit huh?
This cake was a little different for me, because I knewexactlywhat I wanted inside, but had NO IDEA what to do with the outside!
And even though the outside of this cake is just supposed to be pretty enough to pass for “please dont let people look at the outside and want to puke” I ended up loving it!
And it was really, really easy to do! Which is great cause when stuff is complicated my brain hurts.
I’m a simple girl I tell you. Simple!
The inside, on the other hand, was not as simple. There was lots of carving and lots of scraping and me getting out a toothpick to move around fine little cake crumbs.
But I like it too.
I think.
Can you tell what it is? My hubby did right away! He said, “Some diamonds lined up?”
*banging head against wallrepeatedly*
Um, no. Its supposed to be a bat. A Surprise Inside Cake with a BAT!
Oh well. At least it tasted ok.
It was white sheet cake (adapted from a recipe at allrecipes.com that I cannot seem to find for the life of me) and my favoritechocolatecake ever andchocolatefrosting.
The top design is simply my glaze icing and the little tiny bit of chocolate for the bird and branch is left overchocolatefrosting.
Even if you dont tackle the bat (heh, heh, tackle a bat, now that would be funny to see) I hope you will try the tree and bird design. It is really forgiving and will make such an impact!
(I justcouldn’tresist that big ole knife in there. I think thats about as scary as I get!)
I could tell it was a bat right away! Even without the title giving it away.
Amazed as usual!
oh my gosh! i LOVE it. the inside is awesome! i have totally gotten in the halloween spirit too. haha it’s weird because i never have been before.
must be all the halloween inspiration floating around the blog-o-sphere.
I just want you to know I opened my email and saw the Iambaker update and said “YAY!” :]]
I love the outside, LOVE IT! and the bat is precious! Your cakes are always so adorable.
Two questions (hope you don’t mind me asking), How did you get your BC that black? And is it royal on BC? I keep seeing on CC that you can’t do that because the BC will break down the royal? But I am not pleased with how my BC piping skills are.
Anyway, I’m lovin this cake. I want to go downstairs and make one like it right now!
That is AWESOME! I love it! Silly me looked at the first picture and thought to myself, where is the bat?
Inside of course!!!
Beautiful as always! I am so so SO glad you are feeling better, both for you and for my cake viewing pleasure!
MEN! I could tell the inside of your cake held a bat right away. It is so neat how you do these wonderful *surprise* cakes but the outside of this one is what really makes me go *OMG* I love your silouette. Absolutely love it.
I love it, I could tell that it was a bat.Wondering how you did the inside, it seems difficul.
Great job with the outside decoration. You are so talented.I hope you are feeling well
That is the coolest cake I’ve ever seen!! You must have a LOT of patience, because that couldn’t have been easy to do!!
I can’t decide which I like better, the inside or the outside. It’s ALL fab!!
Kelly
I love YOU Amanda and this cake is sooo awesome! I love that little bird the most out of everything! I think it’s so funny how your husband thought it was diamonds…I could definitely tell it was a bat. All you need to do now is mail a slice to Jamaica
One word. Yum. If that is in fact, a word. Well done yet again, Amanda!
Super Cute!! LOL @ your Hubbs comment, mine would probably do the same! Such dorks. Great job, lady!
The bat inside is really neat, but I think the outside is really nice too!
this is so totally cute…just like you! however, i want the recipe for the glaze. you are so talented!xxxxx
This is really awesome! I can’t believe you thought of that; I am impressed!
And it totally looks like a bat 
You drive me batty with your amazing creations
I’m jealous! Great job!
LOVED IT!! Yes, I could tell it was a bat right away!
AHHH! Could you hear it? It happened every time I scrolled down to the next picture! AHHH!!! Love this! That tree in incredibly beautiful–like I want to frame it! Okay?
Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Silly question that I should just email you…why does my red sugar cookie frosting taste HORRIBLE? I used Wilton red coloring, but it was so bitter and the red wasn’t even that dark. I just called them my diet cookies!
OHH I’m just swooning over this.. I absolutely LOVE IT.. my house is completely monotone and I can’t wait to try out my new pedestal … I think I’m going to get my family involved in this one, I’m not very good at hand drawing…
Hah. I knew that was a bat! You’re so amazing at this!
I panted with enthusiasm when I saw you had a new post, and you do not disappoint! Seriously- you are such a bad a#* baker! I absolutely love your gorgeous gourmet cakes. Very, very fun. By the way- I was so sad not to have met you at BHF! we made a mutual bestie in jenjenk
amazing, amazing, amazing. as usual.
umm…i might be able to swing the bat (hah!) but there’s no way I could draw that tree scene. you are an artiste!
WOWOWOWOWOW! That’s cool! I do hope you will come link this up at my Thursday Making It With Allie Link Party!
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I love it! I almost hounded you this weekend, unable to properly enjoy it without a weekly fall/Halloween cake… but I gave you a rest for attending BlogHer. *wink*
You always make the most amazing cakes. I love the designs and surprises
Absolutely love it! You are so talented. I can’t imagine having the patience to make such a cool “inside” to a cake.
Blessings to you, Kari
This is a beautiful… I think I know where my normal inspiration for this time of year went. I’m normally working on a few different recipes- but haven’t gotten “into” it yet this year.
So cute! I love the bat. I could tell right now, even if your hubby couldn’t lol!
Amazing!!! Super duper cute!!!
super cool!! I love all your ‘inside’ cakes! (is it what it is called?) ..they are so fun..like you never know what you get until you cut the cake! ..now that quote sounds familiar…lol!
I could tell it was a bat right away! Even without the title giving it away.
Amazed as usual!
I don’t know how you do that?!? Love the stunning black and white!
That is the coolest cake I’ve ever seen!! You must have a LOT of patience, because that couldn’t have been easy to do!!
I can’t decide which I like better, the inside or the outside. It’s ALL fab!!
Kelly
I love YOU Amanda and this cake is sooo awesome! I love that little bird the most out of everything! I think it’s so funny how your husband thought it was diamonds…I could definitely tell it was a bat. All you need to do now is mail a slice to Jamaica
WOW! What a great idea to bake for my class! I am not even going to TRY carving out the bat. Instead, I’ll just try a white layer cake and the awesome icing on top!
but first I need my broken oven fixed!
The bat inside is really neat, but I think the outside is really nice too!
Just beautiful! You make the most amazing things:@)
so glad i found your wonderful & very creative blog!
this cake is stunning!!
Your cake is so beautiful!!! from the outside and the inside, it looks awesome!! congratulations for such a performance! it really looks like a bat!
You almost made me cry with this one Amanda! I seriously think you are the most talented baker I know! How in the world did you come up with this idea??? Of course it looks like a bat! Leave it to a man to only see lined up diamonds. Duh! LOL. BTW, I stumbled your post. This, and you, deserve as much attention as possible! Excellent, exceptional, elegantly done, work!!!
OK, enough gushing from me. I could go on and on.
Renee
Once again, you completely amaze me. Great job!!
hahaha I was able to tell that it was a bat. it looks gorgeous inside and out. bet it tasted good as it looks
Amanda this is amazing, unique, awesome and so many other words (LOL). I love your creative cakes!!
That is so awesome!! Good job!
Just beautiful! You make the most amazing things:@)
So clever!!! What a fantastic job!
That is the COOLEST cake EVER!
Every Batman-loving boy in the world would go crazy for this cake! Just thinking about cutting into it to surprise my son (10 years ago, sniff, he’s too old for Batman now…) makes me smile. You are so clever! And the icing is seriously gorgeous.
So very clever and I knew it was a bat all along! The inside of the cake part looks quite time consuming. The frosted top – so darn GREAT! I bet the cake tasted great too!
a bat! how adorable! your cake looks awesome too (:
We love the black and white design on top! I know others have already said this, but you are extrememly talented! The girls and I are going to attempt a bumble bee cake w/flower cake pops for their birthday this week. Could you send us some good cake vibes please
I never would have thought of making a design for the inside of the cake. This is fabulous.
Wow. I mean really. You have this surprise-cake thing down to perfection! (I posted a link on ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com, but I didn’t reveal the surprise)
I love it! You have such a creative mind! Thank you for sharing with us!
Seriously, that is the coolest thing I’ve seen…like…EVER!! I want one! You’ve got some crazy talents and loads of patience. Love it, love it!
LOVE the contrast! It is absolutely gorgeous. And I totally knew it was a bat! Sheesh!! Why do our guys have to be so technical…
Comment vous dites en anglais?… Amazing! Really, j’aime beaucoup beaucoup
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What a FUN cake!!! You had me at the outside decor, then the cut through the inside came…WOW!!
What a FUN cake!!! You had me at the outside decor, then the cut through the inside came…WOW!!
So awesome!!!!
This is too clever!!!
=)
OOOhhhhh, spooky! Way cool. I could totally tell it was a bat! And the butcher knife was a nice touch.
OMG. this is amazing!!! the best inside of a cake i’ve ever seen! super great. LOL @ your husband — “diamonds lined up?” It’s ok, boys see the world in a different way.
FANtastic cake. Amazing idea.
Holy crap, girl! I don’t know how you do it, but somehow you make the word “WOW” fall out of my mouth every time I visit your blog! This is absolutely, positively INCREDIBLE!!! Fabulous work! I’m off to brag about you on FB!
OOOhhhhh, spooky! Way cool. I could totally tell it was a bat! And the butcher knife was a nice touch.
I think it’s way cool and knew exactly what it was the moment I saw it. i bet that took forever, but wow, what an impact!
O my gosh! I love this cake-the bat is an awesome idea!!!
Holy crap, girl! I don’t know how you do it, but somehow you make the word “WOW” fall out of my mouth every time I visit your blog! This is absolutely, positively INCREDIBLE!!! Fabulous work! I’m off to brag about you on FB!
Amanda, this cake both the inside and the outside is amazing! The bat is a true triumph. So happy to read that your cakes taste as great as they look. I hate things that are teasers – when they look pretty but have yucko flavor. Your food styling ALWAYS amazes me!
This is gorgeous! Congratulations!
I could tell it was a bat right away!
I don’t think I’d have the patience to make that, so bravo to you!
I love it!! And thankful for a new post. I’ve been waiting. =)
I’d love to eat a cake where I found diamonds inside…
However, I love the design on the outside. Keep up the great work!
Wow, what an awesome cake! (I recognized the bat right away) I always want to get into the kitchen and make stuff when I go to your blog! I ~really~ want to make this cake, I think it would really impress! Thanks for the cool idea
that’s so clever, amanda. so clever. and the decoration on top is appropriately eerie.
I will NEVER understand how you pull off the AMAZING things you do – with 3.5 kids and just LIFE in general!
You truly are AMAZING!!
SOOO amazing! And, laid on the side, the bat looks like a crow! Very, very well done!
Honestly….MEN! I saw the bat right away!
Once again, you have left me speechless! Although I must admit, if I had kids still at home, I would give this gem a try!
I could tell that it was a bat right away! its such a nice idea! Although I dont think I could ever manage to make that, though
You.Are.AMAZING!!! Amanda! Wow! Wow! Wow!
Gorgeous!!!
WHAT a GREAT cake!!!
Although the finished cake looks delicious, there is something simple and refreshing about the first picture with the outline.
Paul
http://www.PaulByronDowns.com
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That is TOO cute! And looks so very complicated! Awesome job. Very, very awesome.
Totally awesome! I could tell it was a bat! But how did you make the bat shape like that? I would love to try.
OMG I am in love with your blog! SO glad to be “introduced” to it!
I will be a regular follower for sure! Take care!
So pretty on the outside and cute on the inside.
The bat is missing a crucial part of its anatomy. Add the ears next time and no one will mistake it for diamonds.
Wow – what a lot of comments! This cake is brilliant and so obviously a bat inside (that’s men for you) – would love to give it a go, but fear I’d eat all the ingredients before completion. Well done you!
Love the fun surpise inside this cake.
Que pastel tan hermoso!!!
GarEli
Mexico
Very nice and artistic, especially the inside of the cake. Nicely done.
I can tell it’s a bat and think this is amazing! I also think it could look like a golden snitch, if you’re a harry potter fan.
I just want to know how you did the bat inside! I have a cake order for a bat next week and THAT would be awesome! But how…?