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I am excited to share today's post with you because it was the first time I got to make a cake for someone in a long time (like really decorating a cake) and I enjoyed it! It was also my first time making a pinata cake, and it was a lot of fun!

About a month ago a girl I go to church with said she was looking for a cake maker for a cake she needed rather quickly. I told her I could probably do it for her if she didn't need anything too elaborate. That's when she told me she wanted a pinata cake for her gender reveal. I was so excited because I didn't even know she was pregnant! Babies are so wonderful and exciting, and this is such a fun way to do a gender reveal!

She dropped offer her little piece of paper for me, and it was a weird feeling knowing that I knew what she was having before she did!

Well, she is having a baby boy so I went and found some blue chocolate sixlet candies to fill the cake with. She and her husband were doing the gender reveal with her family in Spain, so there were only going to be two people eating the cake, so I decided to do six inch rounds. I felt like this would be the best size since the cake was going to be three layers. It was fun to make and I was so happy when she sent me the picture of the cut cake with the little chocolates spilling out! 

To make a pinata cake you can use whatever cake recipe you like the best, or even a box mix if you want! (I have a great chocolate recipe I intend on sharing with you soon!) Since this was a gender reveal cake I decided to do a funfetti cake, since it would have colorful candy chips in the batter.

To Assemble Your Cake:

Now I feel like a minimum of three layers is bet for a pinata cake. You could probably do two, but having a layer underneath really helps the candy pop out! I used a small glass to cut a hole out of the center layer of the cake.

Start with your bottom cake, spread a thin layer of frosting all around the cake, then place the center layer with the middle cut out.

Spread another thin layer of frosting around the outside and top of the cake.

Fill the center with your candy.

Place the top layer on top, and do another crumb layer.

To frost the cake I put my frosting in a piping back and pipe it on with a flat tip. I have a round cake decorating tray. Once the frosting is all piped on so your cake looks like this you can use a frosting smoother make it look beautiful. Place the smoother on the cake at a 45 degree angle and spin the cake . You'll have to stop periodically to remove excess frosting, but eventually the side of your cake will be nice and smooth. you can then carefully smooth the frosting over the edges and smooth it on the top.

To decorate the cake I just used pink and blue sprinkles. It was simple and sweet, but I knew she didn't want to spend much time looking at the cake, she wanted  to cut into it and find out if she is having a boy or a girl! So I just tried to make it look nice, but add a little fun with the sprinkles.

Cake making and decorating is something I really enjoy. It's hard to find the time with an infant to really spend on it, but there is something so satisfying about looking at a beautiful cake!

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    Have you watched the Great British Baking Show?  I absolutely love it! The people are so polite to each other and the feeling is so different from American cooking shows.  Plus, they make many things I have never seen, or at least their versions are different from ours.  
    My DIL hadn't seen The Great British Baking Show.  I was appalled and started her off on the first season on Netflix.  It was great to watch again and one of the first things that they made was a spiral rolled cake.  Whenever they make things, it makes me want to try them myself.  This time I thought of the recipe I have for this party cake roll that I call a Swiss Cake Roll.  I think that it would be perfect for Valentine's Day.  Unfortunately, I thought of that idea after we made it and ate it.  But, just add a few sprinkles or some piping and you can decorate this cake anyway you would like.  It is delicious with a luscious cream cheese filling and chocolate frosting.  We have a frosting recipe here that is perfect, just add some cocoa to it for the chocolate version.  

​Swiss Roll Cake

     Look at the spiral.  Merry Berry would say that my filling is too soft so it hides the spiral, but let me tell you, Ms. Berry, it is delicious! 

     Ooey and gooey, the American way! I hope you give it a try and enjoy it! 

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      Sometimes it is fun to do something a little different for the holidays just to mix things up a bit while still serving the old favorites. Last December, I introduced you to the Piecupcaken on this post, it is the cupcake version of the Piecaken.  Since today is National Bundt Cake Day, I thought that a bundt cake version of the piecaken would be delicious! Since I wanted the flavors to be perfect for Thanksgiving, what could be better than a spice cake with pecan pie? The perfect thing is that in honor of National Bundt Cake Day, Amazon is having a sale on many bundt cake pans! This is the perfect time to order one!  Here are a couple of my favorites, you can click the photos to go see them on Amazon.

      As I contemplated this Pecan Pie Bundtcaken, I was at the grocery store and raspberries were on sale.  I thought, wouldn't a Raspberry Pie Cupcaken be pretty for Christmas? So, guess what, today I am going to show you how I did both! Let's start with the Pecan Bundtcaken.

     I started by making an 9" pecan pie.  I would suggest measuring the dimensions of your pie dish compared to the dimensions of your bundt pan to make sure that the pie will fit inside the cake.  And, when you crimp the crust, do it small and towards the inside of the pie rim.  A heavy rim of crust is not what you want in your pie bundt caken.  Here is my recipe for pecan pie that I used. Click on the photos below to see how I put the Pecan Pie Bundt Caken together! 

     Since there is already so much going on in this dessert, I decided to only give it a drizzle of frosting.  I made a regular buttercream frosting and added a tsp of pumpkin pie spice to it.  It is so good! I made it a little thinner so that I could drizzle it over the cake.  
       When you go to serve the cake, look at the surprise inside! 

     Now, let's move on to the Raspberry Piecupcaken.  First, you have to make the raspberry tarts.  I still had pie crust left after making the pecan pie, so I just used that to make about 14 tart shells. I formed them in small muffin tins so that they would fit inside of a cupcake. 

Tiny Raspberry Tarts

     To make the piecupcakens, I used a lemon cake mix this time.  Then, just like I did for the bundt cake, I ladled a little batter in the bottom of a regular sized cupcake tin (lined with a paper cup) and then placed the tart on that.  Finally I covered the tart with the more batter.  These were pretty full and came out pretty large! I baked them for the longest amount of time specified on the cupcake mix.  Bake them until they are golden brown and spring bake when touched.

    These recipes are a little more time consuming than just an ordinary cake or pie, but this time of year is when it is fun to do something a little bit extra! 
     Don't forget the bundt pan sale on Amazon! One of the extra fancy ones would make a nice gift for the foodies on your list! 
     If you would just like to make a bundt cake to celebrate National Bundt Cake Day, here are a couple of other recipes:
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