Sideways Turkey Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper; butter the parchment and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk 3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined. Beat 2 sticks butter and the sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla. (The mixture may look separated at this point.) Beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake until the cakes are lightly golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

Steps:

• For the custard layer: Combine the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl and whisk until combined. Set aside.
• Combine the whole milk and vanilla extract in a saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Cook until the milk is steaming but not boiling. Add the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens. Remove the custard to a large bowl. Cover the surface of the custard with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• For the whipped cream layer: Whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the "beef" layer: Pulse the cookies in the bowl of a food processor until they form coarse clumps of crumbs. Place the crumbs in a bowl and stir in the shaved coconut and candy pieces.
• For the assembly: Line the bottom edge of a 4-quart trifle dish with a single upright row of ladyfingers. Line the bottom of the dish with more ladyfingers; lay them down flat so they overlap and cover the bottom completely.
• Stir the raspberry jam until loosened and pourable. Spoon the jam over the ladyfingers, covering them completely. Pour half of the cooled custard over the jam layer and spread it to the edges of the dish. Add an even layer of fresh raspberries on top of the custard. Arrange a layer of ladyfingers (8 to 10) over the raspberries.
• Spoon the cookie crumb "beef" layer over the ladyfingers and spread to the edges of the dish. Spoon the remaining custard over the cookie crumbs using an offset spatula. Top the custard with a single layer of bananas. Cover the bananas with the whipped cream and swirl decoratively using an offset spatula. Refrigerate the trifle for 1 1/2 hours. Serve chilled.

Steps:

• For the confetti cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease four 8-inch round cake pans with flour-based baking spray and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the milk in three additions; begin and end with the flour. Mix on low speed until the batter is smooth and thoroughly combined. Fold in the confetti sprinkles.
• Bake the cakes for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the cakes spring back when pressed in their centers. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Turn out onto cooling racks. Let cool completely.
• Level the cakes using a large serrated knife or cake leveling tool. Transfer the cake scraps to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Reserve these for later use.
• For the buttercream frosting: Cream the butter and confectioners' sugar together on low speed in the bowl of an electric mixer. When the mixture is combined, increase the speed to high and whip until light in color. Turn the mixer off and add the vanilla extract and 1/3 cup heavy cream. Beat again until the frosting is light and fluffy. Add additional heavy cream if the mixture is too thick to spread or pipe.
• Remove two-thirds of the white frosting from the mixing bowl and transfer to a separate bowl; cover with a damp towel to prevent the frosting from drying out. Tint the remaining frosting with the lavender gel food color. Add a little at a time until you reach the desired color intensity. Transfer the lavender frosting to a piping bag fitted with a decorator tip with a 1/2-inch round opening (plain pastry tube 806). Transfer half of the reserved white frosting to a piping bag fitted with a decorator tip with a 1/2-inch round opening (plain pastry tube 806).
• Use the remaining white frosting to fill the cake layers and apply a thin crumb coat to the outside of the cake. Use an offset spatula or bench scraper to even the frosting. Place the cake in the refrigerator to chill until the frosting is firm, about 30 minutes. You will have a little frosting left over and this should be reserved for later use.
• After the crumb coat layer is well-chilled, use the piping bags with white and lavender frostings to apply alternating colors of frosting around the sides of the cake. Make the lines fat and even. Using a cake turntable is recommended, as it makes this job easier.
• Place a bench scraper or cake icing smoother vertically to the side of the frosted cake. Carefully scrape away some of the frosting in a single motion until stripes are revealed. You may need to make several passes before the frosting is completely even. Wipe frosting away from the scraper after each use. Apply frosting to the top of the cake, making it as level as possible. Transfer the cake to the refrigerator to chill while you prepare the pink ganache.
• For the pink ganache: Place the chocolate and cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat at 100 percent power for 30 seconds and then stir until completely melted and smooth. Add pink food color a little at a time until the desired hue is achieved.
• Remove the cake from the refrigerator. At this point the cake should be firm enough to transfer to a cake stand using a spatula; do this now if desired. Use a spoon to drizzle some of the ganache onto the center of the cake, avoiding the edges. Use a spoon to gently push the pooled ganache over the edges of the cake to create a drip effect. Reserve the unused ganache.
• For the ice cream cone cake pop and assembly: Crumble the reserved cake scraps using your fingers. Transfer the crumbs to a large bowl and add 2 tablespoons of the reserved buttercream. Mix until thoroughly combined. The mixture should hold together when squeezed in the palm of your hand. If it is too crumbly, add more buttercream 1 tablespoon at a time until the correct consistency is achieved.
• Pack two handfuls of the mixture into a ball the size of a scoop of ice cream (you may place the ball against the sugar cone to gauge size). Roll it until the outside is as smooth as possible. Pack more of the mixture into the sugar cone and insert a lollipop stick into the center. Thread the ball onto the lollipop stick and press it onto the top of the sugar cone. Use a spoon to cover the ball with the leftover pink ganache. If the ganache is firm, reheat at 10-second intervals in the microwave until smooth and pourable. Allow the excess ganache to drip back into the bowl.
• Turn the ice cream pop upside down and insert it into the cake at a slight angle. Pour more ganache over the ball portion if needed to make it opaque. Cover the ice cream ball portion with sprinkles. Use a mixture of large and small confetti sprinkles to decorate the top edge and bottom edge of the cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer batter to prepared pans. , Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For frosting, sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa together. In a large bowl, beat butter and vanilla until blended. Beat in confectioners' sugar mixture. Beat in enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake., For decorations, place each color of melted candy coating in a piping bag fitted with a medium round tip; pipe various size circles of each color onto parchment. Drag the back of an offset spatula through each circle, creating oblong shapes for turkey feathers. Let stand until set. , Arrange turkey feathers upright into top of cake. Using a small round tip, pipe melted white candy coating into two small discs, adding a black nonpareil in the center for the eyes. With another small round tip, pipe melted red candy coating into a comma shape for the wattle. Cut a yellow candy coating disc into a triangle for the beak. Attach eyes, beak, and wattle to the front of the cake using extra frosting.