All-in-One Cake & Frosting
A clever bundt cake recipe where the frosting doubles as the cake base. Rich cream cheese frosting is divided—part becomes the moist cake batter, part tops the finished dessert.
20 mins
1 hr 10 mins
1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- bundt pan
- stand mixer
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- bundt pan
- stand mixer
Instructions
Prepare Pan and Frosting
- 1
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2
Prepare pan
Grease and flour a bundt baking pan, preferably non-stick.
- 3
Beat cream cheese mixture
In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract at medium speed until smooth.
- 4
Add sugar and milk
Add powdered or confectioners' sugar alternately with milk, beating 1-2 minutes or until blended.
- 5
Reserve frosting
Remove just 2 1/2 cups of frosting from bowl, placing into a plastic sealable bag, and set aside.
Make the Cake
- 1
Add eggs
With mixer at slow speed, add eggs to remaining frosting in mixing bowl. Beat until blended.
- 2
Combine dry ingredients
In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- 3
Mix batter
Add flour mixture to frosting mixture alternately with water and continue beating 1-2 minutes or until well blended.
- 4
Bake
Pour into pan and bake 65-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 5
Cool in pan
Cool 30 minutes.
Frost and Serve
- 1
Loosen cake
While cake is still warm, use a knife to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan.
- 2
Remove from pan
Cool completely before removing from pan.
- 3
Frost cake
Place cake on serving plate and top with remaining icing.
Cook's Notes
Cut one edge of the plastic bag, and squeeze the frosting out in a circular motion on top of your cake. The frosting will begin to descend and cover the sides of your cake.
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