Pie Stuffed Cake

The cherpumple, a cherry, pumpkin, and apple pie made in a layer cake, inspired me to stuff pies in cakes. I love cakes and I love pies, so it's a win-win. However, three layers was too much for our family, so we planned on making one layer. Our plans changed when the first try wasn't the homerun I expected, but the second try was out of the park.

I don't have time to be baking pies and cakes all day, so we used pre made pies and box cakes. So when the children were all asleep I baked a pumpkin and pecan pie. Cherry and apple pies are okay, but they don't hold a candle to pecan or pumpkin. The pies were ready for stuffing when they were cooled.

The boys and I made the chocolate box cake. After mixing it all together I poured some of the batter into the bottom of a spring pan. Use just enough to cover the bottom. Then I flipped the pumpkin pie out of it's tin and placed it on top of the cake batter. I used the rest of the cake batter to fill in around and on top of the pie. I baked it for 45 minutes at 350, which was the mistake. In the chaos, I took it out of the oven without really inspecting it, let it cool, and took it out of the spring pan. As I was taking it out of the spring pan I noticed it wasn't completely baked on the bottom. So I flopped the entire concoction onto on baking sheet and put it back in the oven. I baked it for an eternity, which made the outsides hard. We added frosting to combat the drier cake parts. Frosting makes everything better.

We tried again using a vanilla cake mix and the pecan pie. Pecan pie is my favorite, so I was pretty careful not to ruin it. We did the same process, but we cooked it at 350 for 90 minutes. The top was golden brown. Homerun! Now do we put frosting on it or add whipped cream on the plate?

The boys had a hard time waiting for the cakes to be done. My 3-year old took a bite out of the cake on the counter. He did it so fast, no one could stop him. In his defense, he had been waiting for 2 days to try some cake pie. It was on the edge of the counter which he is at eye level with. My 4-year old didn't want to eat the brown stuff inside of the cake. I guess he doesn't like pumpkin and chocolate mix.

Dessert just got serious.