Bonfire Cake

Votes: 3

Time: 45 min.
Complexity: average
Servings: 10 - 12

Gather your loved ones around the campfire for dessert, because those burning logs are none other than pound cake! Guests will be delighted by how realistic this campfire cake looks. Two store-bought pound cakes are coated with chocolate icing to resemble logs. They are then placed on a bed of crushed chocolate cookies and dusted with ashes made from a mixture of powdered sugar and crushed cookies. The fire flames are created from melted yellow and red candy canes. This cake takes very little time to make if you already have the pound cakes, and it looks absolutely stunning.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

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1 package (255 g) chocolate wafer cookies
1/4 cup powdered sugar
30 red hard candies (cinnamon or cherry flavor), lightly crushed
30 toffee-flavored lollipops, lightly crushed
2 frozen pound cakes, weighing 450g each

Glaze

220 g unsalted butter, room temperature
3.5 cups powdered sugar
220 g dark chocolate, melted
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Grind the cookies in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. Place 1/2 cup of crumbs in a bowl. Process the remaining crumbs until finely ground; add 1/4 cup of powdered sugar and pulse again. Transfer the fine crumbs to a separate bowl.

Place the candies on a baking sheet to create a burning effect.

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Line it with red and yellow candy canes in an 7x10-inch (18x25 cm) rectangle, alternating colors, as shown in the photo.

Bake until the candies are completely melted, 10-15 minutes. Immediately, while the mixture is still hot, run a knife over the yellow spots to create marble patterns (be careful—the candy will be very hot). Let set completely on the baking sheet.

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze..

Wipe out the food processor (no need to wash it). Add the butter, powdered sugar, melted chocolate, cocoa powder, milk, and vanilla and process until smooth.

Trim the long top and bottom edges 2 pound cakes with a small knife to make them round.

Spread the glaze over the entire surface.

Spread the frosting evenly over the cupcakes, covering the entire surface (leaving only the ends exposed to resemble the cut ends of logs).

Place crushed cookies on a plate. Place one cupcake on top, then run a fork through the frosting to create a bark-like pattern. Place a second cupcake on top at an angle; run a fork through the frosting.