So here it is. Thanksgiving Day 2021. Still in the midst of the Covid 19 breakout. Today however we are having a house full of love filled with our closets of family members. And since I am in "CAKE" mode I thought I would try this Anti-Gravity cake that I saw on Pinterest. Some of you may be interested in how I did it, so here goes...
It starts out with peanut butter Swiss buttercream sandwiched between a white butter cake and a topped with a peanut butter layer cake. This is just so you have an idea of what is inside.
The I added a crumb coat of chocolate Swiss buttercream on my layers of cake.
Then I about 8 Kit Kat chocolate bars. I first broke them apart. I thought they may make a cleaner break if they were cold...but nope, They better and cleaner at room temperature.
Turn the bars upside down and pipe a thin line of frosting on the back.
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Place the bars on the sides of the crumb coated cake. Be sure to leave a spot about 4" wide with no bars just frosting. I placed them alternating the direction of the print so they could be read from either side.
Put an additional layer of frosting on the top and sprinkle with Reese Pieces Candies. Place more frosting on the 4" space the space that has no Kit Kat bars.
Now this part is a little tricky. Using small handfuls of candies gently place them on the side "wall" of that 4" space. This will make it look as if they are cascading down the cake. Sprinkle additional candies around the bottom edge of the cake and plate, I just leave these pieces loose. People love to pick at these when they think you are not looking. ;)
Next place a straw or other long item just off center down into the cake. You can see that I used a straw. I pipe icing around the bottom an "built" layers of frosting and Reese Pieces up so it looks like they are pouring out onto the cake.
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| Side View |
I remembered that I had some silicone leaf molds for fondant and decided to coat them with some milk chocolate morsels that I had in the pantry. This added a nice extra touch to the cake but you certainly don't need. them. Melt your chocolate in the microwave, place a rather thick layer on each side of the mold and place in the fridge until firm.
For the finishing touch I added just a folded sheet of paper to the top. I found this picture on line and just printed it out on my home computer. I folded it envelope style leaving one end open. It could say anything, Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, congrats...the sky is the limit. The paper just hangs on the bent end of the straw; it is not attached in any way.
This cake would be great with white Kit Kat's too. Filled with Skittles or Sixlets. Let your imagination run free and let me see the finished product if you make one.
I hope you and your family have a wonder day filled with all the blessings life has to offer. Happy Thanksgiving!
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