After being challenged by you guys to "make both", I did the next best thing. I made the cake from Choco-Buzz, cut it in half, and made half batches of the filling and icing for both this and the FunnyBones clone. The cake was very tender and chocolatey. It was a little fragile, but not too hard to handle with spatulas. Freezing the filled cakes before slicing them definitely made the cutting process easier.
And the results...My husband and I liked both cakes, but the peanut-butter cake won in our house. I especially liked the little bit of crunch that the chocolate coating added. Now I'm dreaming of replacing the peanut butter with caramel and peanuts. Mmm...
Great tip for handling a tender cake (that can be used with other recipes)! Thanks for sharing your suggestion! Irene @ KAF
September 29, 2009 at 11:12am