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This Everything But The Cake is based on the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor Everything But The which is filled with all sorts of yummies.

Everything But The Cake

First off if you are not loving this Ben and Jerry’s week I’m not sure we can be friends. 

Second if you haven’t seen what the others are doing you are missing out big time.

I’m so making Shelly’s What a Cluster Bars for the hockey team and Kristan’s Cherry Garcia Cake is a thing of beauty (I almost wouldn’t want to cut into it…almost).

Everything But The Cake

So when I got to pick my flavors I knew Phish Food obviously but didn’t know what I would do with that (clearly I figured that out) but my other flavor of Everything But The… I knew right away I wanted to do a layer cake.

Here’s my random thoughts on today’s concoction:

1. I always like the idea of a layer cake until I am actually having to make the layer cake.

Then only remember this while in the middle of making the cake.

I think this is what my friends are talking about when they see a baby and want one. 

2. This cake became a religious experience for me as I am not sure I have ever prayed to God so much in a small amount of time as I walked across the room with this cake in my hand while my dog did her best to trip me.

But clearly God wanted me to photograph the cake and so that worked out.

Clearly though God does not love the Toronto Maple Leafs…at least not this year (if you don’t follow hockey you have no idea don’t worry).

3. Yes I used cake mix for this.

Here’s why: consistency in texture… having to do the swirls I need cake batter that would bake up evenly.

Also I am using candy and a lot of it so I think high quality cake doesn’t need to be a giant priority.

And of course the majority of the people who ate this cake were kids….whom I sent off to their parents when done because I’m mean.

4. The pink that you see in the background is my 53 inch stuffed Moose that was what one might call an impulse purchase at Costco.

His name is Daryl after the Newhart Show (most of you will not know that show).

It’s pink because I have him wearing a Hello Kitty Snuggie.

And I had to laugh because we were out with MDP’s kids to Costco and there was a giant 53 inch puppy dog and my husband’s son turns to me and says “no Peabody you already have a giant moose we don’t have room.”  

I about died laughing as the 15 year old was being the responsible one.  

Don’t worry we are a one giant stuffed animal family only.

Unless I find a Hello Kitty in that size…at a Costco price.

If you are not familiar with the flavor (I was not but the name sounded fun) Ben and Jerry’s describes it as a collision of chocolate & vanilla ice creams mixed with Heath bar chunks, white chocolate chunks, peanut butter cups & chocolate covered almonds.

So this Everything But The Cake is made of a Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Layer Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups on one layers, Heath Bar Pieces on another layer, and the top layer getting Peanut Butter Cups, Heath, and Chocolate Covered Almonds.

Yes it’s over the top.

But it’s a cool cake with a serious WOW factor.

Go see what Shelly does with Karamel Sutra, Kristan does with her version of Everything But The…, and Julie does with Americone Dream!

I’m sure it will not disappoint!!!

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!

Everything But The Cake

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Everything But The Cake

Everything But The Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix (plus how many eggs, oil, and water your brand calls for)
  • 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus how many eggs, oil, and water your brand calls for)
  • 2 cups mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
  • 2 cups Heath Bar, chopped up
  • 1 cup chocolate covered almonds (all I could find were Hersey’s but they had a hard coating over them)
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 12 ounces white chocolate, melted, slightly cool (use real white chocolate if you use melts or vanilla baking chips they get too oily and don’t work)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste (or extract)
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Spray three 9-inch cake pans with baking spray, use parchment circles to avoid sticking and then spray the top of the parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Prepare both the white cake batter and in a separate bowl the chocolate cake batter.
  3. Evenly divide the white cake batter among the three prepared pans. Then divide the chocolate batter among the three pans. Take a butter knife and swirl the chocolate and white cake together.
  4. Bake according to directions. Because they are split into three pans they baking time is reduced. My cakes took only 20 minutes to bake up.
  5. Let cake cool completely and remove from pans.
  6. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until fully combined.
  7. Add melted chocolate and vanilla bean paste and beat on low speed until fully incorporated.
  8. Add the remaining two cups of sugar. You might need to thin it out with a little milk, I never had.
  9. To assemble the cake:Place bottom layer of cake on a cake circle. Place 1/3 of the frosting onto the layer and spread leaving room around the edges as when you place the next layer down it will push the frosting out.
  10. Add 1 ½ cups of the peanut butter cups.
  11. Top with the second layer of cake. Then 1/3 of the frosting. This time instead of peanut butter cups use 1 ½ cups Health Bar pieces.
  12. Top with final layer. Add the remaining 1/3 frosting. Add the remaining peanut butter cups, Heath Bar pieces and finally the chocolate covered almonds.
  13. Place in fridge to set up for a bit, about 30 minutes.
  14. Cutting this cake can be interesting since it is tall and has chunks of candy through out…so be warned that it might not be the cleanest cut is all.  I guarantee you know one seemed to care at all when I put this in front of them.
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Comments

  3. First of all….yeah, what the heck Toronto? Blowing a lead like that. Secondly, giant stuffies rule. Thirdly, I loved the Daryls. They were my favourites. Lastly, I live in small town nowheresville in BC and the only Ben and Jerry’s to be found is chocolate with cherries. (No thank you) next trip to the city I am heading straight to the freezer section to see what I have been missing….This cake looks amazing btw 🙂

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  4. We have the same moose at our house (although he is sadly snuggy-less) and he is affectionately called “Moosie!” I am SO making this cake! Thank you!

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  9. We watched the Newhart Show all the time growing up! TV shows were so much better back in the day!

    First, love B&J’s (ahha!) and I love this cake – gorgeous.

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  12. There better NOT be people hating on Ben & Jerry’s week…. Ben & Jerry’s is the best 😀 Another great creation here!

    P.S. – I love Newhart and I’ve seen EVERY episode. Larry, Darryl, and Darryl were hilarious, haha.

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  15. True Story-My parents have two of those gigantic moose.
    One they purchased for my grandmother, who loves moose a lot. But she lives alone and is very clean and it didn’t fit her house so she gave it back.
    The other they purchased for me because my boyfriend dumped me and I was a miserable little wreck. My mom drove an hour to my apartment and for some reason we went to Costco and bought a moose. You know, normal post break up behavior? I ended up giving back the moose to my family when said boyfriend and I got back together and got married because there just wasn’t room enough for two full grown people and a full grown person sized moose in our tiny apartment.

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  20. Wow this cake looks so good! And yes, layer cakes suck when making them, only because I only have one pan of each size and I don’t want to take the time and find out the perfect amount of batter to go in the oven first, so I always half recipes and then cut the cake on half, and that 80% of the time works, 20% of the time I slice a giant hole in the cake and then I decide not to make it a layer cake 😛

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  22. I can’t tell you how much I LOVE that the moose is wearing a Snuggie!! Awesome! And, I totally agree about layer cakes. I’d love them a lot more if I didn’t actually have to layer them or take them somewhere. This one looks like it was worth the work, though. Gorgeous!!

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