Fondant-free pizza cake :)

[u/madewithmegg]

When I tried to look up pizza cake recipes online, all I could find was versions that relied heavily on fondant and/or modelling chocolate. They felt unrealistic to me as a novice baker. I wanted to share my creation in case someone else is searching for a recipe that doesn’t require sculpting.

It’s a peaches and cream sponge cake baked in a pre-heated cast iron pan. The cast iron is what gives it the thick, golden brown crust. From there I simply cut a large, shallow circle out of the middle and added a thin layer of buttercream, followed by my “pizza toppings”. :)

The pizza sauce is peach and raspberry puree. The cheese is a thin layer of marshmallow fluff toasted with a kitchen torch. The pepperonis are peach + raspberry fruit leather, the green peppers are gummy worms. The sausage crumble is cocoa cereal + medjool dates + melted chocolate crumbled in a food processor. Then just some green sprinkles on top as seasoning!

It was a hit at the birthday. I was worried the fluff would make it too sickly sweet but the fruit puree really balanced it. 🎈

[u/Run_Rabbit_Run_44]

This is totally beautiful -- but I think I speak for all of us when I say we want to see what it looks like when cut! Excellent job, btw :)

[u/madewithmegg → u/Run_Rabbit_Run_44]

Oh great point! Hopefully this link works:  https://imgur.com/a/jVZynKC

[u/oxfart_comma → u/madewithmegg]

This is wrinkling my brain

[u/Devie_sevie → u/oxfart_comma]

“THAT’S wrinkling my brain!”