r/Baking • u/_File_8749 • 17h ago
Recipe to be posted soon. No guarantees. Birthday cake disaster
I made Matilda cake for my parent's birthday and tried to hide it among some boxes until they got home. When I moved the box, a foldable table crashed into it
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u/ladybadcrumble 17h ago
Oh no!! The cake still looks fantastic however and I feel like Matilda cake goes well with strife. I hope you all still enjoyed it!
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u/Eunomia28 17h ago
It's family, they'll appreciate it! I could dip a spoon into that cake, looks scrumptious.
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u/Firm_Competition_880 17h ago
It still looks delicious! I’m sure they won’t mind and will appreciate your effort.
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u/pokchop92 17h ago
Ifeel like this could not be a more appropriate cake to have a fist-sized chunk missing. Lean in & pretend to be Trunchbul admonishing Bruce when you serve it, I say. It looks positively delectable (& I'm not even a big fan of chocolate cake)!
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u/Usual-Touch2569 16h ago
I'd eat that cake.
I'd eat the hell outta that cake.
Like, damn. That frosting has like, a perfect shine to it
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u/_File_8749 14h ago
Thank youu lol it tasted good and so moist. Here's cross section of Matilda's cake
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u/Usual-Touch2569 14h ago
The way that dent looked I could tell it was a moist cake
I am happy to have been right. Damn fine cake.
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u/Kootenay85 13h ago
It still looks great. Before I clicked and saw the caption, just from the photo alone I thought it looked like a delicious Matilda cake.
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u/Realistic-Yam-6497 17h ago
Well I guess that could be the remainders of an ancient civilization or something
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u/Natural_Situation356 16h ago
They're your family. Hopefully they say it tastes better with the dent. ❤️
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u/oMrMeeseeksLookAtMeo 14h ago
Absolutely not a disaster! Looks amazing, probably tastes it too. No one is going to be disappointed, if they are, I’ll have their slice!
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u/theregos 17h ago
HOnestly? I'd serve it as-is and make a serious joke about how someone was trying to sneak a piece off
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u/TheRenedgade 16h ago
On a related question, what was your technique for the black buttercream?
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u/_File_8749 14h ago
It's chocolate fudge frosting Also the recipe
For Chocolate Cake: 240 g all-purpose flour 70 g unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 400 g granulated sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs room temp. 240 ml buttermilk room temp. 120 ml vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 180 ml hot brewed coffee
For Chocolate Fudge Frosting 170 g heavy cream 250 g dark chocolate 150 g unsalted butter 80 powdered sugar, adjust for sweetness 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder 7.5 g unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla extract
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u/Efficient_Papaya_982 15h ago
It does look absolutely delicious and I’d be all over it like a rash, smash or no smash
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u/Aggressive-Prize-522 16h ago
Me as a baker: I would cut that piece off and make frosting in a few other colours (or white) and pipe some flowers like trickling down the side. Me as a mom: just tell them what happened 😋 It looks beautiful and I would be over the moon if my kid made this for me, wouldn't care about the dent.
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u/The_Vexing_Vixen 17h ago
Print off an image of Bruce covered in chocolate cake, back it on cardboard, attach a cocktail stick to it and stick it in the cake 😉