Who knew there were are so many creative cakes Batter Bowl cakes you could make? Here are just a few of the fun batter bowl cake ideas out there that you can bake up (scroll down for pictures of each):
- Bee hive cake,
- Bunny cake,
- Easter egg cake,
- Football cake,
- Lady bug cake,
- LaLaLoopsy cake,
- Owl cake,
- Resurrection cake,
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cake,
- volcano cake
- Mountain cake to go with your Thomas the Tank Engine toys
When I was selling Pampered Chef I was told about a Barbie cake that you could make with your batter bowl. By baking the cake mix in a glass batter bowl, rather than a casserole dish, your cake is in the shape of a dome that can be used to make many different kinds of cakes. The example given at the time was to flip the cake upside down, put frosting on it, and stick a barbie doll into the cake so that the cake becomes her skirt. Since then I learned that there are many other things you can do with the “batter bowl cake”, so I thought it might be fun to show you some of them.
(Picture courtesy of Pampered Chef website)
To make a Barbie cake, take plastic wrap and rubber band it around her upper torso and legs and place in the middle after you have the skirt iced. Decorate her top half (unclothed) the same icing color on the skirt. This makes it look like a complete dress. Tie thin string licorice in little bows to add a special touch around the bottom of the skirt, and on her shoulders, or on the sides of her waist.
Here are the basic beginning instructions for all the cakes:
BASIC CAKE INSTRUCTIONS
In Classic (2-quart) Batter Bowl, grease the insides very well with shortening. Put 1 lbs. of Flour in the bowl, put the lid on and shake it till the flour covers the areas of grease. (It should be just a dusting) Prepare 1 box of cake mix according to directions, pour into the batter bowl. Bake at 350, for 1 hour or so. Use Cake Tester to see if it’s done in the middle. When it’s done, take out of oven to cool completely. When bowl is cool enough to handle, take the cake and gently turn the bowl over on the Nonstick Cooling Rack. Put the rack with cake on it into the FREEZER until it is cold enough for no crumbs to come off.
BUTTER CREAM ICING INSTRUCTIONS
1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp. Vanilla 3-4 Tbs. milk
4 cups Powdered Sugar
In Small Batter Bowl, cream butter, shortening and vanilla until mixed well. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Mix until well blended and smooth. Gradually add milk to reach desired consistency for intended use. Yield: Enough icing to cover a 9×13 cake, or two 9″ layers or one Batter Bowl Cake.
EXAMPLES OF OTHER CREATIVE BATTER BOWL CAKES
Out of the many ideas that are out there, here are some of my favorites, along with pictures, and links to where I found the pictures of the cakes:
Check out this adorable LaLaLoopsy cake that was made using the same technique as the Barbie cake? Too cute!
Graduations Cake-put a piece of cardboard on top of the cake and decorate it like a graduation cap.
Teacup Cake-Place cake in the center of a flan pan cake and ice the entire combination together. Cut a cake donut in half and attach to the side of the bowl cake. (or you can cut out cardboard into the shape you want)
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Tea Pot Cake– the handle, spout and lid are made of sugar cookie dough. Just roll out dough and cut a handle, spout and a circle for the lid. Decorate the pot in pastel colors with flowers, and then attach cookie pieces to the pot.
Resurrection cake- Cut a hole down by the base of the cake. Use that cake piece as the tomb that was rolled over. The Work[ings] of a Christian Mom
Bunny – frost cake. Cover with coconut. Use construction paper cutout ears. Use almond M&M’s, or big jelly beans, for eyes. Gummy candy can be used for the nose and possibly string licorice for whiskers.
Easter Egg Cake. Cut cake vertically and put large ends together and frost and decorate like an Easter egg. Use some coconut mixed with green food coloring for grass around the egg.
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Football cake – Just like Easter egg, except decorate like a football.
Volcano Cake- can be placed on top of a sheet cake. Add plastic dinosaurs, trees or landscaping. Ice the entire cake brown. Cut a v-shaped crevice out of the 1/3 to ½ side of the cake. Use red and yellow icing in the crevice for lava. Insert several long candles into the top close together. When the candles are lit, it makes the volcano look as if it is erupting.
Lady Bug Cake – frost cake with red icing. Use miniature oreo’s for spots, licorice for legs and antennas, and jelly beans for eyes and mouth.
Bee Hive Cake-Invert cake onto pan. Frost yellow and decorate with fake bees.
HILL CAKE! This idea can be for motorcycles, cars, trains, or construction vehicles. (Obviously these ‘toys’ would not be edible) You can also make a tunnel running through the bottom. Make the roads/paths going up and around the sides. You can use sugar cookie pine trees for some greenery, and add some stick pretzels for obstacles. Make two cakes, one in the 1-Qt. and the other in the 2 Qt. and put them together for two different size mountains!
With enough green frosting you can make a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cake.
And last, but certainly not least, my personal fave… if you are super creative and talented you might be able to pull this one off: An adorable owl cake!!!
How about you? Have you tried making a cake using your batter bowl?
Post a comment and tell us about it, or feel free to post a link to your site if you have one you would like to show others. We would love to see what you have created!
