The Explosion Cake from Williams-Sonoma

I have wanted to make one of these yummy looking

"Explosion Cakes" 

for a while now, so while we are at the beach this week, I felt like this was the perfect opportunity to do some cooking with the kids!

We have also painted...a lot.

and beached.

and tennised.

and played.

and napped. (thank God)

Williams Sonoma sells the kit btw.

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So...some of you may know this but my Ever's is really kinda like a master baker.
Let's just put it this way, she can teach us a few things.
At age 10.

Here's what cha get
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/flour-shop-surprise-cake-kit/?pkey=s%7Crainbo%7C59

It does not come with the small pans so you will have to buy those 
also. I only bought 2 because they were 20.00 each 🤪. 
Seriously. A little ridiculous.
So, because I only had two pans the cake took longer than normal.

First FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY.




we separated the batter in to 6 bowls

and with a little help from Catiebug dyed the batter for each layer.

We added a little more dye because we wanted the layers to be extra bright!

 *the dye is included in the mix

then we baked all of them but forgot to take pics....

And covered them to finish the next day

Off to Shunk Gulley on 30A

yummy!

a little disappointed that they haven't gotten on the paper straw bandwagon.

But, they had a GREAT band playing

(priorities)

Back to the cake
We were up bright and early to finish.
(I promise)

  

We found a 2" circle (champaign) glass to cut the hole

*tip - do one at a time, lay the next layer on the bottom to use the first one as a guide so that the hole will all line up.

 like this!

and this

now for the icing

 
mix it all up really well.  Remember what I said about following the directions?
They are very specific.


put a dollop of icing on a rotating plate (this really really helps if you have one)
I had a rotating cheese plate
Then put down the first layer

and ice
Be sure that you don't get the icing inside the hole

and then the next one!

Icing each layer as you go being sure to line it up perfectly straight
(why the holes need to be all lined up)

you get to the final layer with the hole and then 

pour all the yummy sprinkles into the hole!

add the top layer and ice.

This is where 10 year old Ever's schooled me.

Crumb Coating the cake.

(never heard of it before😂🤪)

So

after I told her just to ice it she said

"GIGE....you HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE FOR 20 MIN TO LET THE CRUMB COAT SET"

(my bad)

head hung low I was schooled on baking.

Sadly our hands were too messy to show how you coat the outside with the sprinkles.  But, after taking the cake out of the fridge, you finish icing completely.  Put the entire rotating pan on a large baking pan and starting from the bottom and using your hands you carefully coat the entire cake with the sprinkles.

Then....

You cut in to it and all those yummy sprinkles and stuff come billowing out!

Y'all, I highly recommend this.

It was SO SO fun,

and really good!

And easy!!!

Have a great day y'all!!!

xoxox

kb