Waffle Cake Food

WAFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Toast 3 frozen waffles until crisp. Stack the waffles with some chocolate-hazelnut spread and sliced strawberries between each layer. Top with more strawberries and dust with cocoa powder.

OVER-THE-TOP BUTTERFINGER WAFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle maker that makes round waffles to medium heat. Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions.
• Pour 1/2 cup batter into the center of the waffle maker, close the lid and cook until the cake is cooked through and springs back when touched, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Remove the cake from the waffle maker using a fork and set it aside on a wire rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter for 7 waffled cakes total.
• Meanwhile, beat the butter and peanut butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar about 1/2 cup at a time, beating between additions, until incorporated. Pour in the heavy cream, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon salt and beat until smooth. Finely chop 1 candy bar (about 1 cup) and fold in the pieces. Transfer the buttercream to a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag and snip the tip.
• Put 1 waffled cake on a cake stand or plate. Pipe a layer of buttercream onto the cake, covering completely, and top with another waffled cake. Repeat with the remaining buttercream and waffled cakes.
• Cut the remaining candy bars into ten 1/2-inch thick pieces (reserve any crumbs) and decorate the rim of the cake with them. Roughly chop any remaining candy bars and sprinkle them along with the reserved crumbs in the center of the cake, creating a mound. Chill for at least 2 hours to set completely. Bring to room temperature 1 hour before serving.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY WAFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle maker that makes round waffles on medium. Prepare the boxed cake mix according to the package directions.
• Pour 1/3 cup of the batter into the center of the waffle maker, close the lid and cook until the cake is lightly browned and springs back when you touch it, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Remove the cake from the waffle maker using a fork and set aside on a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining batter; you should have 8 waffled cakes total. Let them all cool completely.
• Pulse the raspberries with the confectioners' sugar in a food processor until it looks like dust. Add the mascarpone, vanilla and 1 cup cream and pulse until thick and creamy.
• Put the chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Heat the remaining 1/2 cup cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles form and it just begins to simmer. Pour the cream over the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
• Put 1 waffled cake on a cake stand or plate. Use an offset spatula to evenly spread a 1/4 cup of the raspberry-cream mixture over the cake, pushing most of it to the edge of the cake, leaving a small well in the middle. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the chocolate ganache into the well and top with another waffled cake. Repeat with remaining waffled cakes, raspberry cream and ganache, finishing with some raspberry cream on top. Decorate the top with the fresh raspberries and drizzle with the remaining ganache (microwave the ganache for a few seconds and stir if it needs to be loosened). If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.