This week, I made Pake. Yeah, like piecaken, but with a cooler name because it doesn't make me think of turducken. After watching Drop Dead Diva (hey, it's a guilty pleasure) in which Stacy accidentally bakes a pie and cake in one, I was all, 'I must make that!' I was also all, 'why is Kim Kardashian on this show?'
After going to the gym, I felt like it would be totally rational to now bake a pie inside of a cake and eat it all alone. Sadly, I quickly realized two things. One: I suck at making pie. Two: I suck at making cake. I am, however, kickass at making cupcakes. So I used my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe ever, bought a cherry pie, and attacked it with an ice cream scoop. Essentially, I make cupcakes with a ball of pie (crust and all) on the inside. I had a feeling this might be horrendous because the piecaken gets many negative reviews, but sometimes, you've just got to live life. A carby, sugary, pie-in-cake kind of life.
And guess what? It was awesome. Of course, I dropped one immediately after pulling it out of the oven and yelled many versions of, 'damn you piecaken gods!' and 'Stacy makes it look easy!' and, 'Kim Kardashian is ruining everything!'
I had to go after it with what we call here, 'The Old Lady Arm.' It's one of those claw things that old ladies use, and was originally called The Old Lady Grabber Thing For The Sadly Disabled, but The Old Lady Arm was easier and people freak out when they hear me say it, as if I secretly have an old lady's arm stashed away that I use to conviently grab things.
Anyway, I found The Old Lady Arm and grabbed the cupcake from where it had slid beneath the counter. Luckily, It landed wrapper side down and the top didn't hit the counter, but it kind of collapsed in on itself, smooshing the inside. This naturally meant that it was to be devoured immediately, in case I decided to give this platter to someone else.
I had to go after it with what we call here, 'The Old Lady Arm.' It's one of those claw things that old ladies use, and was originally called The Old Lady Grabber Thing For The Sadly Disabled, but The Old Lady Arm was easier and people freak out when they hear me say it, as if I secretly have an old lady's arm stashed away that I use to conviently grab things.
Anyway, I found The Old Lady Arm and grabbed the cupcake from where it had slid beneath the counter. Luckily, It landed wrapper side down and the top didn't hit the counter, but it kind of collapsed in on itself, smooshing the inside. This naturally meant that it was to be devoured immediately, in case I decided to give this platter to someone else.
The cherry filling spilled out all warm into the dark chocolate cake, making it a bit like a black forest cupcake, only, you know, with pie crust and stuff inside. It was shockingly awesome. I brought them to work and pawned them off on others to see if maybe my tastebuds were wonky. The way the plate was cleared says no, but when I told people there was a scoop of pie inside, they were suddenly wary, despite the fact that they're just mowed three down in a row.
My advice? Stop being so scared just because something sounds weird! It's cake and pie, not cow's tongue. How bad could it get?
There is no set recipe. Just pick your favorite cupcake recipe (or boxed cake recipe while I silently judge you), buy or make a pie (while I am silently awed by you) and get to work. Cover he bottom of the cupcake wrapper with cake mix, then a scoop of pie, then cover it up with cake batter (not too much or it'll overflow when it rises). Bake for 18-20 minutes, testing with a toothpick on the side (not into the perpetually wet pie). Enjoy without fear!
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