Easy to bake cake that can be frosted or iced without being too sweet?!


Question: my cousins birthday is today (2yrs.), but i want to bake him a cake, i want to ice it or maybe frost it, so it looks like Elmo,
i don't have time to go buy the Elmo baking pan

so i want a cake recipe that will taste good not overly sweet with the icing or frosting
i wanted to do a box cake but then i was thinking it might be too soft to old the frosting or icing,
any ideas??
thanks

(i want it to taste good because my family always criticize my cooking lol...they always expect me to be Betty Crocker but i usually use betty crocker without telling them lol.)


Answers: my cousins birthday is today (2yrs.), but i want to bake him a cake, i want to ice it or maybe frost it, so it looks like Elmo,
i don't have time to go buy the Elmo baking pan

so i want a cake recipe that will taste good not overly sweet with the icing or frosting
i wanted to do a box cake but then i was thinking it might be too soft to old the frosting or icing,
any ideas??
thanks

(i want it to taste good because my family always criticize my cooking lol...they always expect me to be Betty Crocker but i usually use betty crocker without telling them lol.)

I did one for one of my daughters, when she was little. I used a pound cake mix, because it's denser ... but you could also use a banana bread mix (you'll need 2), or cranberry, or other fruit bread mix ...... I baked it in a pyrex mixing bowl (or you could use an oven-proof glass bowl), and it stood up (3-D) on the platter. Then, just get the red squirt-type frosting in the can and do it rough all over the cake. I use licorice whips, and other candy to decorate. 2 Vanilla wafers should work for eyes ....... You'll need to adjust the baking time, since you're doing it in a thicker bowl; just keep testing it for doneness (put a thin knife into it) ..... MY friends call me "Martha" - lol. You need to buy "The Cake Doctor" cookbook. It's all from mixes, and has thumbnail photos of every recipe in front. It's a GREAT book!

Go and BUY an elmo cake??

Save yourself the heartache.

Think about frosting the cake with cool whip that has been colored with food coloring. I often do this when a frosting would make it too sweet. ...





The consumer Foods information on foodaq.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007 FoodAQ - Terms of Use - Contact us - Privacy Policy

Food's Q&A Resources