Nutty Butty Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 mini bundt pans [set of 6]
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix and pudding mix, 2 tbsp of flour, 2 tbsp of baking powder, 1/2 c of sugar. Add slightly beaten eggs to dry mixture, then add water, oil, vanilla; Blend well.
• 3. Add mashed bananas, chopped nuts, and toffee bits. Beat 4-5 minutes on medium speed. Scrape down sides.
• 4. Pour batter in prepared pan, fill 3/4 high in each section. Bake 17-20 minutes for each pan or until cakes lightly brown. Test cakes with toothpick for doneness, if necessary.
• 5. GLAZE: In a small bowl, melt butter. Add powdered sugar and stir. Gradually add spoons of water to make desired consistency for glaze. Add nuts, and whisk until glaze is smooth and reaches a drizzle consistency. Add water if necessary. Once cakes cool, drizzle icing over cake in a circular motion until icing and nuts are eveningly distributed on each mini bundt.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350f. Grease and flour tow 10inch pans. Bake cake according to directions and pour into prepared pans.
• 2. Bake cake until spring bake when touched about 40 minutes. Allow cake to cool completely in pan. Cut cakes vertically so that you have four bars.
• 3. For Peanut Butter Filling,cream the butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter together until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time until combined and sweet to taste. Add vanilla.
• 4. Chocolate Butter Cream frosting In saucepan combine sugar with enough water to moisten. Bring to a boil, washing down sides as you go with a brush. Bring to 240F.
• 5. As sugar is cooking begin whipping the egg whites. Increase speed as eggs gets closer to a soft peak. Mix the butter and shortening, salt together in a seperate bowl. When sugar reaches tempt pour into whipped egg whites.
• 6. Continue to whip until mixing bowl is warm to touch. Quickly add butter mixture. Whip for 5 mintues until buttercream comes together and is smooth. Add melted chocolate and cocoa. Whip until combined. Store brand frosting may be used.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch (1 1/2 quart) ovenproof metal bowl. Line 4 muffin cups with paper liners.
• For the cake: Whisk the eggs and egg whites in a large bowl. Whisk in the cream of coconut, pineapple, coconut extract and vanilla extract until combined. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in another large bowl. Beat in the butter, one piece at a time, with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add half the egg mixture and beat on high until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in the remaining egg mixture until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Fill the muffin cups each 2/3 full, then pour the remaining batter into the prepared bowl. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes for the cupcakes and 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes for the bowl. Remove the cakes to a wire rack and let cool in their pans for 15 minutes, then turn them out and let cool completely.
• For the buttercream: Beat the confectioners' sugar and butter together with an electric mixer on low speed until well combined, then beat on high speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in 1 tablespoon of the milk and the vanilla and coconut extracts until light and spreadable, 2 to 3 minutes more, adding up to 1 tablespoon more milk if the frosting is too stiff.
• With a serrated knife, trim the flat bottom of the bowl-shaped cake so it lies flat on a plate, rounded-side up, and frost with a layer of buttercream. Remove the wrappers from the cupcakes and anchor 2 of them with a pretzel stick each at the base of the cake to make the bunny's feet (leave about 1 1/2 inches between the feet). Cut the third cupcake in half from top to bottom. With pretzel sticks, attach the cupcake halves to the top of the feet, with the cut-side facing down and the rounded ends positioned to be the heels of the feet. Attach the last cupcake with a pretzel stick to the lower half of the top of the cake to make a tail. Frost the cupcakes with the remaining frosting. Wipe away any frosting that has smeared on the cake plate.
• Pat about 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut all over the cake. Put the remaining coconut in a large zip-top plastic bag. Mix the green food coloring with 2 teaspoons water and add to the bag. Toss and massage the coconut until it is uniformly green in color. Press the chocolate candies into the bottoms of the bunny feet with the larger candy at the top and the smaller ones underneath so they resemble the pads of the toes. Spread the green coconut all around the cake plate to make grass and decorate with candy eggs. Flatten the apricots with a rolling pin and roll into carrot shapes. Cut the leaves in half crosswise and use scissors to snip them to resemble carrot tops. Insert the carrot tops into the wider end of the apricot carrots and arrange them in the grass around the bunny.

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 stick butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add oats, and cook, stirring, until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Spread oat mixture on a parchment-lined baking sheet; let cool.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt. Beat together remaining stick butter and the sugars with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Add egg, and beat until combined. Add nut butter, and beat on medium speed until well combined.
• Add oat mixture and chopped nuts, and beat on low speed until combined. Add flour mixture, and beat until combined.
• Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place cookies 1 inch apart on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on baking sheets.

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cakes according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat almond paste and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in cream until fluffy. Cut each cake horizontally in half; spread filling over bottom layers. Replace top layers., In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in sour cream and salt. Spread over the top of each cake. Sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.