Name: Puppy Dog Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 large eggs, separated -; 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped -; 1/2 cup water -; 1 cup butter, softened -; 2 cups sugar -; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon baking soda -; 1 cup buttermilk -; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut -; 1 cup chopped pecans -; Frosting: -; 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened -; 1 cup butter, softened -; 7-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 2 tablespoons 2% milk -; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -; DECORATIONS: -; Tootsie Roll Midgees -; 2 red Fruit Roll-Ups -; Brown food coloring -

Recipe information

Cooking:

1 hour

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Ingredients for - Puppy Dog Cake

1. 4 large eggs, separated -

2. 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped -

3. 1/2 cup water -

4. 1 cup butter, softened -

5. 2 cups sugar -

6. 3 teaspoons vanilla extract -

7. 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -

8. 1 teaspoon baking soda -

9. 1 cup buttermilk -

10. 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut -

11. 1 cup chopped pecans -

12. Frosting: -

13. 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened -

14. 1 cup butter, softened -

15. 7-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -

16. 2 tablespoons 2% milk -

17. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

18. DECORATIONS: -

19. Tootsie Roll Midgees -

20. 2 red Fruit Roll-Ups -

21. Brown food coloring -

How to cook deliciously - Puppy Dog Cake

1. Stage

Let separated eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

2. Stage

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave white chocolate with water at 30% power until chocolate is melted; cool to room temperature.

3. Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the egg yolks, vanilla and white chocolate mixture. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into white chocolate mixture with coconut and pecans.

4. Stage

Fill 4 greased muffin cups half full with batter. Spoon remaining batter into 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans. Bake cupcakes at 350° for 15 minutes and cakes for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

5. Stage

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla. Color 1 cup of frosting brown; set aside.

6. Stage

Place 1 cake on a large platter or covered board (about 14x11 in.). Cut off cupcake tops; cut a 1/4-in. piece from a rounded edge from each cupcake (creating a flat edge) and discard. Place cut side of 2 cupcakes against side of cake with edges touching; frost top of cake and cupcakes. Top with remaining cake and cupcakes; lightly frost top and sides.

7. Stage

Fill separate piping bags with the white and brown frostings. Using a grass piping tip, pipe 1 ear with white frosting on 1 ear with brown. Then, using a small star tip, pipe frosting on the top of the cake in white and brown.

8. Stage

Mold Tootsie Rolls into eyes, nose, brows and snout; place onto cake. With scissors, cut off a 1-in. strip from a Fruit Roll-Up, round 1 end; place straight end under nose for tongue. Place remaining Fruit Roll-Ups around base as collar. Add frosting accents if desired.