Monster Cake

Name: Monster Cake
Ingredients: 3 None eggs; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup orange juice; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 1/4 cups pastry flour; 4 tsp baking powder; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 lb cream cheese; 3/4 cup powdered sugar; None None orange food coloring; 2 oz white chocolate, chopped and melted; 6 None orange lollipops; 1 oz milk chocolate, chopped and melted

15 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

3 None eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup sour cream
2 1/4 cups pastry flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 lb cream cheese
3/4 cup powdered sugar
None None orange food coloring
2 oz white chocolate, chopped and melted
6 None orange lollipops
1 oz milk chocolate, chopped and melted

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and line a 7 inch cake pan with parchment paper. Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla until thickened. Whisk orange juice, lemon juice and sour cream then fold in 1/2. Combine flour, baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt and fold in 1/2. Fold in remaining sour cream then remaining flour. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour, until just firm to the touch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
2

To decorate, cream butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar. Cut cake in 1/2 horizontally then place bottom layer on a cake stand and spread 1/3 of frosting over top. Add top layer of cake and gently press in. Add orange food coloring to remaining frosting and transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large writing tip. Pipe thick lines of frosting over the top and sides of cake.
3

Coat each lollipop with white chocolate then let set. Place milk chocolate in a piping bag with a small writing tip and pipe dots onto the white chocolate. Press lollipops into top of cake then use the remaining chocolate to decorate cake.