Devil’s Food White-Out Cake. It’s Jeep-Tough.
It’s taken more than a year, but this week Tuesdays with Dorie is finally tackling the Devil’s Food White-Out Cake. The black-and-white beauty on the cover of “Baking: From My Home to Yours.”
What, you didn’t recognize it?
A few weeks ago, Jeff’s dad, Dan, was joking about wanting a birthday cake topped with a jeep – one like his white Jeep Cherokee. He told his wife, Tina, who told Jeff, who told me that this idea needed to be on like “Donkey Kong.” So, I used this week’s Dorie recipe to make the cake, a crumbly devil’s food with a marshmallowy filling, and a batch of Rice Krispies Treats® for sculpting the jeep and rocks. Jeff sculpted, I added the fondant, and he painted the details. He had never worked with fondant. Remember how my first fondant experience looked? No? EXACTLY. It was born for the landfill. But if you peek through Jeff’s tinted windows, you can see Dan laughing at the wheel while Tina screams. The only unrealistic thing is that the rock hill should be much, much steeper.
If you’re looking for an easy cake that looks (and tastes) impressive, Dorie’s Devil’s Food White-Out Cake could be your pick. The cake is covered in its own filling and crumbs, so you don’t even need a spatula to decorate it. A keeper! For the recipe, visit Stephanie of Confessions of a City Eater.
Very cool looking cake! Great job.
Wow! That looks so good. The ‘dirt’ was totally appropriate for this cake..haha
Hehe, I love that title. Saw it and went… whaaa?? But the cake looks fantastic – nice looking jeep too :)
That cake rocks! :-) I love your Jeep! Talk about over the top in creativity! I don’t think we’ll see too many Jeep cakes but the TWD bakers do surprise me. I have never worked with fondant but now I want to give it a try. Thanks for always giving us inspiration!
That is SO cool!
You totally rocked this.
Love the oreo cookie tires! Rock on, baby!
Very cool cake – especially since I love our Cherokee!
What an awesome-looking cake! Dan is one lucky birthday boy, that’s for sure.
Awesome cake! You are very creative! I love it!
Great job..love the jeep idea. Your cake looks very yummy too!
How cool is THAT?? Sweet job.
Oh…my…heck!!! That is adorable!! Great job!
Wow, Rebecca — I’m thinking it’s a safe bet that I won’t see another cake quite like this today. Great team effort — it is the most beautiful Jeep cake I’ve ever seen! And it’s off-roading no less!
AH! Tell me that is not the most awesome cake you have ever seen in your life! I love it!!!
That is pretty cool. You belong on Ace of Cakes!
That’s awesome! I’ve never tried fondant, but I love the idea of putting it on RK treats and then using “regular” frosting on the cake.
Nice handiwork —- what an awesome cake!!!
Great way to top it! I received Dorie’s book recently and this cake has been calling my name….
I am so impressed with your cake and the fondant work! That’s really, really cool.
You are so FANCY with your sculpting and your fondant! :-) That is one great-looking cake and the recipe sounds fabulous.
Oh my gosh! There is a truck on your cake!! Amazing!!
That is awesome! The Oreo tires are having no problems climbing over those boulders either.
Awesome. I just love it. My boys are looking at it right now and think it is so cool!
Every week, I think, “Oh, what will she do this week to crank it all up a notch or two?” I wasn’t expecting this, however! Wow…that is quite the cake. I will assume he was very very pleased with your joint efforts. You are amazing…can’t miss a week over here!
Oh that is amazing! Great work!!
You guys can challenge Charm City Cakes to a throw down!
You should send a photo to your local dealer. You are so creative! Those little rice crispie elves might just take off in your jeep…. LOL Seriously, Great job with a fun cake.
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wow, amazing job on the decorations!
totally rad!!
WOW! I love how you turned this into a perfectly rugged boy’s b-day cake! The decor is fantastic! BRAVO!
Awesome. Love your cake!!
Not to sound like an echo here, but all I could think of was AWESOME. I love your description of them sitting in there. I can just imagine them both – him laughing maniacally. Very cool cake.
neat! i love it! the cake crumbs make for perfect off-roading!
Awesome. I am impressed!!
wow–this is the most creative cake i’ve seen:) excellent job! i hope the cake was a hit!
That cake is fantastic! I hope he really enjoyed it.
This is so cool! You are awesome!
Love it! How cool is that?!
The cake may be easy, but all that cool stuff on top sure as heck isn’t. It’s amazing!
I only have one word for your cake – WOWIE!!!! What a great job. So creative. Hope Dan liked it – a lot….
Awesome looking cake! That’s impressive how the two of you just whipped that together!
~ingrid
Vroom, vroom! So cool! My cake was a test of wills, but I did finish it. Yummy!
I love what you did with this cake!!
Ok – that’s the most creative white-out cake I’ve seen! Really nice job – and you’ve made it look so delicious! Nice job!
Very interesting version of the cake. And creative!
This looks great!!!
i am searching for grooms cake ideas. love it.