Two hours till the doorbell rings. Your day has been like an obstacle course, jumping over hurdles and balancing all the tasks that you need to finish before guests arrive. Only half your to-do list has been checked off and you haven't even started on the cake.
Here are a few cake hacks that we've used when we have been caught in this situation. The cakes are so beautiful and delicious, no one will know it's not your grandmother's recipe.
Tye-dye your cake to make it feel especially festive. If it's a birthday, the guest of honor will feel extra special seeing the colors swirled around in the cake. It's a simple step that adds a big statement to your cake. All you need to do is split your batter into three bowls and add few drops of different food color into each. Then pour the three colors into each pan and swirl with a knife or a spatula until the colors are swirled but be careful to stop mixing before they all blend together
Use a boxed cake mix but cook it under pressure. If you have an Instapot, this is a great way to make sure your cake is super moist and if you use these pans, the tops that come with the set make the cakes level and you can bake both layers at the same time. Split your batter evenly between two pans, cover and put each one on a trivet. With this set you get two that fit neatly on top of each other. Pour about 2 cups of water to cover the bottom of the pot. Use the cake setting, if you have it or set it to high pressure for 35 minutes. If you don't have an Instapot cake pan set, you can use any round pans that fit in your pot, however, you will need a trivet so that the pan is off the bottom. You will never know this came from a box and will probably even ask you for the recipe!
Get creative with the fillings. One idea is to use whatever you have on hand. We have tried chocolate chip cookie crumbles and cherry pie filling and they both turned out a little extra special and delicious.
Pour your store bought frosting over your cake. It is fast, easy and looks amazing! The Cake Decorist gives you easy instructions to take advantage of this creative hack. This is one hack that makes you feel like a baker and an artist.
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