It all started about a week ago when Julie posted a link to a pinata cake on her Facebook. Comments ensued and the next thing I knew I had volunteered to make a pinata cake for Julie and her roommates, Kelly and Becky. Their graduation from Virginia Tech was the following weekend and the occasion screamed for a pinata cake! I love to bake, I love a good challenge, and I couldn’t wait to make it!
Julie first saw the pinata cake on the The Hungry Runner Girl’s blog. For detailed instructions, or to see the professional version, be sure to check out the links. I’m going to skip most of the steps since I’m not a food blogger, and once you see the fourth from the last picture, you’ll understand why!
First I baked two cakes in a bowl as instructed…
Next I pulled together orange and maroon M&M’s (Virginia Tech’s colors), fun size 3 Musketeers, and JuJu Bears…
Since this cake was for a three very special young ladies, I used my very best china!
I placed the yummy treats inside the cake…
I added a entire squeeze bottle of red food coloring to chocolate frosting to make it maroon…
I added orange sprinkles and have to say, I was pretty pleased with the finished product!
Until the next morning… when I saw that the cake had imploded overnight.
The girls didn’t seem to mind, thought; and it tasted great!
Three runner girls and their cake!
Fortunately, I had ordered a back-up cake from the Kroger bakery, and they didn’t let me down!
And finally, I couldn’t resist adding a picture of Joseph and Julie!
- Questions:
- Do you like to bake?
- Would you try making a pinata cake?
- Since I didn’t run this morning, tell me about your run!
Thanks so much for making the cake!!! It was delicious and so thoughtful! Can’t wait to have Hokie Alum parties now! 🙂
I’m glad you guys liked it! It was fun being down there and helping you celebrate!
Thanks soo much for making it!!! I still think it was the best pinata cake ever and I love that you stuck Julie’s loft card in there too! 🙂
I’m glad you liked it! It was fun helping you celebrate your accomplishments!
What a cool idea! I missed that on HRG. Hey, it’s the thought that counts!
Its funny! I guess if you serve it same day, it wouldnt have been a prob? What is the VT mascot because the store bought cake looks like it has a turkey on it?
Exactly!
Our mascot is the Hokie Bird. It comes from a spirit yell that won first place back in the late 1800’s and the word “Hokie” was a made up word to fit in the cheer. Way back then a guy brought his pet turkey to the football games and it would strut along and gobble and we became the “fighting gobblers.” Over the years the two got combined and our adorable mascot looks kind of like a turkey. 🙂
Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi!
Tech, Tech, VPI
Sol-a-rex, Sol-a-rah
Poly Tech Vir-gin-i-a
Ray, Rah, VPI
Team! Team! Team!
So funny, interesting. Our mascot is a Gator, kind of boring compared to your Hokie.
Oh no!!!!! What a sad morning discovery!
Thankfully, they were only gonna bash it in, anyway. Oh…what’s that? You don’t actually do that to a pinata CAKE? Too bad… 😉 But – I suspect it tasted juuuuust fine!
Based on how little was left over, I’d guessing that no one minded!
Oh no! You still did way better than I would have with that cake. And hey, not as tragic as the bunny cake at Easter, right?? 🙂
This morning I ran 10 miles with my running buddy. It was great to catch up with her (we didn’t run together last weekend), but it was super humid outside.
Yes, you’re correct, a pinata cake caving in (which it’s supposed to eventually do), versus a bunny cake’s head falling off isn’t nearly as tragic! 🙂
I just got in from a ten-mile run with Bill and he pushed me hard! It was great!
You are so adorable, Deb… The cave-in, the back-up cake. AH! I think I’ll have to try this cake soon, though. I, like you, feel like I’d love a challenge like this!
HaHa! Thanks, Stephanie!
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