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!)
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