Hundred Thousand Dollar Cake Food

$100 CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all cake ingredients till well blended.
• Bake in 2 greased round cake pans in 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
• Cool, while cake cools completely mix filling and spread between cooled cake rounds and frost with Grandmas Fudge Frosting (recipe #123920).
• Must refrigerate if serve with pudding filling.
• Prep time does not include cooling time.

MILLION DOLLAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix and bake cake mix as per package instruction for two 8 or 9 inch round layers.
• Let layers cool, and then split each layer in half so as to have 4 layers.
• In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until soft, and then gradually mix in confectioners' sugar.
• Stir in the pineapple with juice and the drained mandarin oranges, reserving about 5 mandarin orange slices to decorate the top of cake.
• Mix in the dry pudding mix.
• Fold in the whipped topping.
• Place one cake layer on a cake plate cut side up; spread with frosting.
• Place another layer cut side down on the first one, and top with more frosting.
• Repeat until all layers are used, spreading last bit of frosting on top and sides of cake.
• Decorate with reserved mandarin orange slices.
• Refrigerate overnight before serving.

HUNDRED DOLLAR CUPCAKES WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the cups of two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl.
• Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted, about 1 1/2 minutes (or melt it in a double boiler).
• Put the granulated sugar, brown sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the melted chocolate and beat to combine. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, and beat on low until just combined.
• Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, about 1/4 cup batter in each. Bake until the cupcakes are domed slightly and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool completely on a rack.
• For the icing: Make the icing right before you are ready to frost the cupcakes. Combine the granulated sugar, buttermilk, butter, baking soda and vanilla in a medium to large heavy-bottomed saucepan (the liquid will double in volume). Insert a candy thermometer, bring to a boil and boil over medium-high heat until the mixture reaches soft-ball stage (235 degrees F), 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat as it hits the soft-ball stage to avoid over caramelizing.
• Working very quickly but carefully, pour the caramel into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium-high speed until cooled to warm, about 5 minutes. Working quickly, spoon about a tablespoon of the caramel icing onto each cupcake. (Caramel hardens a little as it cools; whip in a splash of heavy cream to loosen it up if needed.) Let stand until set, about 5 minutes. Decorate with edible silver dragees.

HUNDRED DOLLAR CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Sift together twice the 2 cups flour through the baking soda.
• Add the cold water through the vanilla and blend well.
• Pour into two greased and floured 8" round layer cake pans.
• Bake at 350° 25-35 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Make the icing: Cook the flour with the milk, stirring constantly until very thick and smooth.
• Allow to cool slightly.
• Blend the butter and the salt together.
• When the milk mixture has cooled, add it to the butter mixture and beat at high speed 10 minutes.
• Use to frost cake.

MILLION DOLLAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix and bake cake mix as per package instruction for two 8 or 9 inch round layers. Let layers cool, and then split each layer in half so as to have 4 layers.
• In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until soft, and then gradually mix in confectioners' sugar. Stir in the pineapple with juice and the drained mandarin oranges, reserving about 5 mandarin orange slices to decorate the top of cake. Mix in the dry pudding mix. Fold in the whipped topping.
• Place one cake layer on a cake plate cut side up; spread with frosting. Place another layer cut side down on the first one, and top with more frosting. Repeat until all layers are used, spreading last bit of frosting on top and sides of cake. Decorate with reserved mandarin orange slices. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

$1,000 CAKE

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, cream sugar and mayonnaise together until well blended.
• Add flour and cocoa powder and mix well.
• In small bowl, mix water and baking soda together and then add to mixing bowl.
• Add salt and vanilla, mixing just until blended.
• Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13-inch or 8-inch square (depending on whether you want a thicker or thinner cake) metal or glass baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• For icing: Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
• While cake is still warm, spread icing on to it. Let cake cool completely before serving.