I get asked a lot of questions about cakes. One of the most common questions I get is, “What can you do with a 9×13 cake?  I don’t want to bake a layer cake.”

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I happen to really, really like layer cakes.  Might even have a small obsession with them.

But every now and then it’s nice to just make a cake like mom made.

Well, minus the creepy millipedes.

You know what I mean.

 

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After icing the cake with white frosting, I just added some black food coloring to the remaining frosting.  I always use Americolor Gel Food Coloring when I need to achieve deep, rich color.

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Since I am more familiar with the tiny millipedes in real life, I knew I wanted to add some to this cake.  They are what really got me… since those little rollie pollie ones look EXACTLY like the real thing.

Pretty much my skin has been crawling for a week now.

I baked a Chocolate Cake and covered it in Whipped Vanilla Buttercream.

I used a large open round tip to pipe out the body of the millipede, then went back in with a #3 tip and piped the mini millipede’s.

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So there you have it.  The creepiest Millipede Cake of all time.

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Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

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  5. Yikes! I always scream whenever I see a millipede or any other creepy crawly thing on the floor. So, I’m pretty sure I’d scream when I saw this cake. That said, I think it’s pretty perfect for Halloween! 🙂

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  6. Yikes! I always scream whenever I see a millipede or any other creepy crawly thing on the floor. So, I’m pretty sure I’d scream when I saw this cake. That said, I think it’s pretty perfect for Halloween! 🙂

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  7. Oh wow…I am just thinking about all of the time it took to pipe those little legs and the babies around the border! That’s dedication! (And totally perfect cake for Halloween! So creepy!!!);)

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  9. This would definitely give the most die-hard Halloween fan the willies, especially if you cut into that fella and it was filled with red velvet cake!
    A lot of patience to be sure to complete this but the overall effect is totally realistic.

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  10. I am seriously in awe that you did that out of frosting!! It looks so real and creepy and disgusting (all of which are compliments to your ability!)

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