See my first attempt here.
Today is my co-worker Patsy’s birthday so a good excuse for me to try the cake pan again. This time I followed the recipe on the box but I came across the same problem that I read about on the Williams Sonoma website, there didn’t seem enough batter. The batter only came up about an inch less from the top so I was afraid it wasn’t going to bake “up” enough. I quickly made a box of carrot cake mix and added another 1/2 inch of batter, it seemed more dense, so it kind of sank into the other batter…
After baking for 1 hr 20 minutes, it finally cooked all the way through (the box says 45 to 55 minutes). The cake had puffed way up! Next time, I’ll just trust the box recipe… or maybe try brownie or fudge? Hmmm…
It cooled overnight, I used peanut butter frosting from my peanut butter & jelly cupcakes (that I had been keeping for an occasion like this) as the “glue” and filler for the cake. I accidentally cut a bit of its nose and tail off when I was trimming the cake. After I glued the two halves together, it went into the refrigerator for 30 minutes then I glazed it with a mixture of powdered sugar (1 cup), cocoa powder (1 tsp), and milk (2 Tbsp). Then used dark brown sugar to coat Mr. Bear.
He’s still not all the pretty but there’s always a next time… but it’s not as bad as what Patsy did to it… as the knife approaches the bear…
Oh no!
The head to take home and the body to eat at work… not sure how well you can see but the darker carrot cake in the middle and the pound cake surrounding it.
Happy Birthday Patsy!
