Yes, it’s a CAKE!
That seriously looks like a real peanut butter and jelly sandwich, doesn’t it? No kidding, within 1 minute of seeing Sneh’s Cakewich (that’s what this is called) on Cook Republic, I had one-click ordered a Cakewich pan from Amazon. This blog turns 2 years old today and I’m celebrating with a fun, toddler-approved cake (at least the toddlers who live in my house loved it)!
As cute as it is, this cake tastes even better. In fact, I delighted in this pound cake as much as with the Meyer Lemon Whipping Cream Pound Cake I raved about a few weeks ago (yes, it’s been a pound cake kind of month). The cake itself is very moist and flavorful – even after five days at room temperature on my kitchen island – and that frosting is like peanut butter’s richer, sweeter, fluffier cousin. It’s definitely more than a gimmick, this cake is legit. If you’d like to see how I made this massive cake sandwich, check out today’s post on my other blog, Panini Happy.
Cakewich Silicone Pan Giveaway – 2 Winners! [THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED]
In celebration of two years of Cooking On the Side, I would love to send two readers one of these Cakewich silicone baking pans. Here are four ways to enter, you can do any or all of them (please leave separate comments for each entry):
- Leave a comment on this post sharing the most unusual cake you’ve ever made, seen or eaten.
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- Subscribe to free updates from Cooking On the Side via e-mail or RSS
- Follow me @paninikathy on Twitter
The giveaway will close on Monday, March 28, 2011 at noon PDT. I will use random.org to select two winners to receive the Cakewich pans and announce the winners in this post. Apologies to my international readers, due to shipping costs I can only send the prize to U.S. addresses.
**UPDATED 3/29/11 – Congratulations to the winners!
Congrats to the Cakewich pan winners, Cheryl (#98) and ironchefman (#103)!
This giveaway is sponsored by yours truly. 🙂
Peanut Butter & Jelly Pound Cake
From the CAKEWICH silicone baking pan box
Prep time (including cooling): 2 hr 30 min | Cook time: 1 hr 10 min | Total time: 3 hr 40 min
INGREDIENTS:
Cake:
- 2 cup all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup milk
Frosting:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- heaping 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I would not recommend using natural peanut butter)
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup fruit jelly, slightly warmed
DIRECTIONS:
For the cake:
- Set rack at the middle level and preheat oven to 315°F.
- Grease and flour the inner bottom surface of your CAKEWICH cake pan.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl, mixing well with a whisk.
- Whisk together the egg whites and milk by hand in a medium mixing bowl until just combined.
- In a heavy-duty mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla and beat vigorously.
- Reduce speed to low and add one-quarter of the flour, then one-third of the milk mixture, mixing until just combined, scraping down the bowl and beater after each addition. Repeat until all ingredients are just combined.
- Scrape the bowl well with a large rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the CAKEWICH pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for about 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a cooling rack for one hour, then unmold it to finish cooking right side up.
For the frosting:
- Place the butter and peanut butter into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer for several minutes until combined.
- Gradually mix in the sugar until combined.
- Add vanilla and beat for 3 minutes until fluffy.
To assemble:
- Using a serrated bread knife slice off the CAKEWICH “dome” then slice again through the center horizontally.
- Spread the peanut butter frosting on the first layer of cake. Spread a thin layer of jelly on top of the frosting.
- Place second layer of cake on the first, making sure the cut side is visible. For easier cutting, refrigerate cake for one hour before serving.
That is so cute!! I made a big hamburger cake one time. It didn’t turn out so great. It was a huge mess really. I had much better luck with the hamburger cupcakes. They are much easier and cuter too!
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I have made an ice cream cake which is the most unusual for me!
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Zinger Cake! Just like Hostess.
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I literally just let out a gasp when I saw this pan. LOVE it!
The most unique cake I’ve made was a giant Oreo. Not very original, but it was for me at the time. 😉
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My most unusual cake has been a 3D castle. Just pretty ordinary. But I’d love to make the PB&J cake!
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Baked a cake for my nephew once and did it all up as a red race car. Also did a graveyard birthday cake (hear lies her youth) for a friends 40th.
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Just wanted to say Happy Blogiversary, Kathy! You’ve certainly supplied me with a lot of delicious recipes over the past 2 years. Looking forward to another 2. 😀
What a fun cake! Congrats on two years!
wow! this is def the most unusual cake i have ever seen 🙂 really cute!
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wow this is so cute! I would love to make a huge PB&J for my co-workers! They always say I have the most fun things to bring to work and this would definitely be one of them. The most unusual cake I have made is a checkerboard layer cake. It had 3 different pans and 2 different cakes in different colors. It was a little difficult to prevent the cake from bleeding into the other separator, but it sure was nice looking!
I’m dying to make the 7 layer rainbow cake, it just looks so pretty! But this looks equally as fun, a cakewich! 🙂
I split a 9 inch circle cake into two half circles, roughly frost and pour shredded coconut on to make a bunny cake. Marshmallow tail, jelly bean eyes, small licorice string whiskers and ears made from a styrofoam plate and you have a bunny 🙂
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While living in Japan, a friend and I made the “Hamburger Cake” for a party. As I recall, finding the required ingredients, or at least asking for them, was a little challenging. However, it turned out fabulous!
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It isn’t too unusual, however, it was my son’s bday and we were snowed in. I had a roll of cookies you could slice/bake. I made a ’round’ cookie cake from slicing and putting the dough touching. Made up a batch of icing and piped on with a ziplock baggie. I still have printed photos somewhere of that ‘cake’.
Congrats on 2 years! I think my 3 yo would LOVE a PBJ cake!
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I didn’t make this cake, but I saw one that looked like a basket full of MD blue crabs. So cute! And delicious too! P.S. I follow you on FB and Twitter too! :o)
The most unusual cake I have had is the giant cupcake. I have the mold for it and absolutely love making it.
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Kathy, that is the cutest cake!! Great job on it. I bet kids and adults alike would go nuts for it. I’m so curious as to what it would taste like, myself! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your talents.
I love this cake! I always make a “fun” cake for my kids birthdays. One of my favorites was a giant sushi roll cake for my son.
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The most unusual cake I’ve ever eaten came from the Erotic Bakery in Seattle. *sigh* My Bachelorette party… I would post a link, but they are quite inappropriate and not “erotic” at all. (Though it did provide some laughs!)
The coolest cake I’ve ever made was a jack-o-lantern cake. it was on the cover of some women’s magazine a couple of years ago and looked so fun my kids & i decided to try it. it was round, made out of pumpkin cake, frosted with orange frosting and then we stuck orange M&Ms on the outside of it to finish it off. we used yellow m&ms to make the eyes, nose and mouth. The “stem” was a snicker’s bar. it was delicious and fun…almost too fun to eat 😉
i havent really made an unusual cake, i made gingered pear and blueberry crumble last week, that was my most unusual creation and that was unusual enough for me!lol!!!
I would love to make this cakewich…….
Sounds like lots of fun and good to eat.
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Weirdest cake I’ve ever seen was probably a Jabba the Hut cake at a wedding. Nuts!
Several years ago I made a Cookie Monster cake for my son. This pb&j cake is so cute!
The strangest cake I’ve ever seen was made to look like a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Thanks for having the giveaway. I do a lot of baking for church and this would be a fun thing to add.
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