Pop Tart Cake Food

GIANT KING CAKE POP-TART®

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a half-sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Mix brown sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, and salt together for the tart in a medium bowl with a fork or clean hands until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Whisk egg and water together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour. Place one sheet of puff pastry on the surface; gently pinch the seams of the sheet together. Lightly dust surface of pastry with flour and roll into a 9x13-inch rectangle.
• Carefully transfer the puff pastry sheet to the prepared pan and prick the entire surface with a fork. Spread the brown sugar-cinnamon filling all over the puff pastry, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges. Use a pastry brush to brush this 1-inch border with egg wash.
• Repeat rolling process detailed in step 4 with the second sheet of pastry. Using your rolling pin, carefully place the second sheet of pastry on top of the first, lining up the corners and edges. Seal the two sheets of pastry around the edges by pressing together with the prongs of a fork. Prick the entire surface with a fork and brush all over with egg wash.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the tart cools, beat cream cheese and butter together for icing until smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Spread the icing over top of the tart. Decorate as desired with sanding sugars.

POP-TARTS LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper and spray the paper. Set aside.
• Trim off the unglazed ends of the Pop-Tarts (this will make sure the tarts fit in the pan without touching the sides). Set aside.
• Combine the butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs together in a medium bowl. Beat them into the butter mixture in 2 additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions and beating until incorporated.
• Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside. Combine the milk and vanilla extract in a liquid measuring cup.
• With the mixer running, add a third of the flour mixture to the bowl. Add half of the milk mixture. Continue alternating the flour and milk mixtures, ending with flour. Stop and scrape the bowl and paddle, then mix for 20 seconds longer.
• Beat in the sour cream until incorporated. Stop and scrape the bowl. Beat for an additional 10 seconds.
• Spread 1 cup of the batter evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with 2 Pop-Tarts making sure the tarts don't touch the sides of the pan. Spread 3/4 cup of batter over the tarts. Top with 2 more tarts, then spread with another 3/4 cup batter. Top with the remaining 2 tarts and spread evenly with the remaining batter. Bake until the top is golden brown, 50 to 55 minutes.
• Allow the loaf to cool completely in the pan before unmolding. Once cool, place upside down on a glazing rack or wire rack.
• For the glaze: Combine the confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and melted butter in a medium bowl and whisk until very smooth. If more milk is needed to form a pourable glaze add it a teaspoon at a time. Pour the glaze over the top of the cake, letting it run down the sides. Top with sprinkles and let the glaze set before slicing and serving.