MONKEY CAKE
An animal theme can really get things swinging at a kid's birthday party. Indulge your child's penchant for monkey business with a fanciful banana cake with chocolate buttercream icing shaped and decorated to look like a curious friend.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8 1/2-inch-diameter 3-quart stainless-steel or ovenproof bowl and 1 cup of a large (1-cup capacity) muffin tin; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and brown sugar; mix on medium-high until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in eggs. Reduce speed to medium; mix in flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with banana mixture. Stir in pecans.
- Fill prepared muffin cup three-quarters full. Transfer remaining batter to prepared baking bowl. Transfer to oven, side by side. Bake cupcake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in tin on a wire rack. Continue baking large cake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes more (1 hour and 40 minutes total). Let cool in bowl on a wire rack 30 minutes. Invert bowl to remove cake; let cool completely.
- Trim flat side of cake to be level. Trim away top of cupcake to be level. Cut cupcake in half vertically for the two monkey ears. Cut bowl cake in half horizontally to make 2 layers. Spread 3/4 cup chocolate buttercream on top of flat layer. Top with domed layer. Transfer to a cake plate. Spread a thick layer of chocolate buttercream over entire monkey head. Spread buttercream over cupcake ears. Attach ears to sides of head, top of cupcake facing forward, securing with toothpicks.
- Place remaining chocolate frosting in a piping bag fitted with a small plain round tip (such as Ateco #5). Pipe dots around bottom edge of cake in a continuous line. Switch to a small multi-opening tip (such as Ateco #233); pipe hair on top of head.
- Fill another piping bag fitted with a large plain round tip (such as Ateco #11) with yellow buttercream. Pipe an oval near the front base of cake. Fill in with frosting, and smooth. Place 2 small pieces of licorice rope inside for nose. Add a long piece of rope for mouth. Place licorice drops above oval for eyes. Pipe yellow half-circles in centers of ears; fill in with frosting, and smooth. Decorated cake can be refrigerated up to 3 hours.
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Zahid Janii
[email protected]This cake is a keeper! It's moist, flavorful, and the frosting is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Tariq Afghan
[email protected]Not a fan of this recipe. The cake was dry and the frosting was too sweet. I wouldn't recommend it.
Masterek
[email protected]This cake is so adorable! I made it for my daughter's birthday and she loved it. It was easy to make and the instructions were clear. I'll definitely be making this again.
lodialaribi
[email protected]I'm allergic to bananas, so I substituted applesauce in this recipe. It turned out great! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the applesauce gave it a nice tartness.
Goli Tharu
[email protected]This is my go-to recipe for monkey cake. It's always a crowd-pleaser and it's so easy to make. I love that I can use a box cake mix to save time.
Randy Wright
[email protected]I made this cake for my friend's baby shower and it was a huge success! The cake was beautiful and delicious, and everyone loved it. I'll definitely be making this again.
Husna Begum
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Pajack Coper
[email protected]This cake is the best! It's moist, flavorful, and the frosting is to die for. I've made it several times and it's always a hit. Highly recommend!
Dianne Mercado
[email protected]This cake was a disaster! It was dry, dense, and flavorless. I followed the recipe exactly, so I'm not sure what went wrong. I won't be making this again.
Sanjisa Akter
[email protected]Meh.
Muna_Bhai786
[email protected]This cake is so cute! I love the monkey face. It was a little tricky to get the frosting just right, but it was worth it in the end. The cake was a big hit at my party!
Xolani Maphanga
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but this recipe was easy to follow and the cake turned out great! It was a little dry, but that might be because I overbaked it. Other than that, it was perfect!
Tebogo Lydia Mmatabane
[email protected]I made this cake for my son's birthday and it was a huge hit! The kids loved the fun monkey face and the cake itself was delicious. It was a bit more work than I expected, but it was totally worth it.
Kevin Juarez
[email protected]★★★★★
Beachwalk HOA
[email protected]I was hesitant to try this recipe because I'm not a big fan of bananas, but I'm so glad I did! The cake was moist and fluffy, and the cream cheese frosting was the perfect complement. I'll definitely be making this again!
Shaakir Nimcaan
[email protected]This monkey cake recipe made my kitchen smell like a banana paradise! ?? It was so easy to make and the result was a moist, flavorful cake that disappeared in minutes! ?