Our recently turned 8 year old decided that this year she wanted a birthday cake to match her current favorite candy bar, the 100 Grand. We perused a few recipes that used different methods to create a cake that had similar tastes and textures, including cupcakes and smaller cakes, but she decided to go all out and try to match the one she sketched. You see, about a month prior she sat down on her own and planned out what she wanted to do for her birthday, who she wanted to invite, what activities would be completed, and exactly what her cake would be like down to the layers, flavors, and decorations. What can I say, she’s a girl who knows what she wants.
We liked the fact that the cake was caramel since the chocolate ganache was going to be pretty chocolatey. The caramel cake was pretty easy to make, but it did turn out a bit on the dry side. The caramel frosting made more than needed (but I don’t think it made enough to cut the recipe in half). The frosting was also very drippy, like running over the top and down the sides, so we had to put it in the fridge more than once to stay on top of it. Smooshing the rice krispies on just about sent me over the edge with my tendency to like things neat, because along with smooshing into the frosting they also stuck to all of the globs of frosting now sitting on the cake platter. We already felt like it had moved into a dumpster fire look by then, even my 8 year old told me that it didn’t matter what it looked like only that it tasted good (except I think a birthday cake is technically supposed to look good), so we just went ahead and poured that ganache right over the top and let it run down the sides. Once it’s already that much of a mess, why not throw some cut up 100 Grand bars at it to try to dress it up?
The end result wasn’t too bad. She was happy with it, which is really all that matters, and it tasted good so that makes for a double win. Enjoy!
Sources:
Cake (Martha Stewart)
Caramel Frosting/Rice Krispy Coating (I Am Baker)
Milk Chocolate Ganache (I Am Baker)
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