“My Husband’s Sweet Tooth Cake” Is a Winner Every Time – ryan

If you know a husband who has a very manual labor job, you would agree that the fastest way to his heart is through one of his wife’s homemade warm meals. It might sound dated, feminist, old school, but maybe our grandmothers had the simple life figured out.

The simple life can consist of just enjoying your family, and enjoying the good comfort food you serve them. You can show your love and appreciation for what they do by meeting a need—above and beyond. A simple way to do that is dinner . . . and dessert.

For the most part, I’ve been keeping dessert out of the house since our Christmas Cookie extravaganza, but Brook was looking for something sweet after supper last night and the closest thing I had was fruit.

Granted, fruit can be a wonderful dessert and ending to a meal, but I knew what he really would want to find when he came home for supper the next day: Oreo Bundt Cake with Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting.

I still had most of the pantry ingredients in my house, so I went to the grocery store to gather what I needed to surprise him with an after-dinner delight. The only caution I would say to those who want to make this is the frosting has to be refrigerated, and after it’s spread on the cake, the whole thing needs to be refrigerated until served.

I first tasted this delicious cake from one of my sisters-in-law. It was a family tradition in her husband’s family, and I had to have the recipe! Of course, I made my own tweaks to it after realizing I made an almost fool-proof cake. Not being an experienced cook or baker, I needed all the help I could get. It just required a little extra effort, tools, and ingredients.

Although I do not sell their baking supplies, Pampered Chef has, by far, outdone themselves with their non-stick bundt pan and stoneware baking sheet. I only use these when I bake, and have never had any issues. If you are serious about baking—or at least getting the compliments of a baker (because this recipe will make you extra fancy and complimented as a pastry chef, guaranteed!)—fork over the extra money for the best quality supplies.

Now, the irony of the quality of tools? I can save the budget and cut the edges on some of the ingredients: I use a generic store-brand cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, and heavy whipping cream. I do buy name brand for chocolate cream-filled cookies, organic eggs, and sugar, but you do what works for your family. Maybe saving on the cake mix can help you justify the nicer cookware? Did I mention this cake saves money—it would cost $30 to buy a cake like this at the supermarket, and it comes out to over 75% less. Talk about the sweet life of homemade!

Enjoy . . . and don’t expect any leftovers.

Xoxo,
Rach

My Husband’s Sweet Tooth Cake {Oreo Bundt Cake}

Cake:
1 box of cake mix
1 box of instant pudding mix
1 1/4 cup of sour cream
4 eggs
1/3 cup of coconut oil
1/2 cup of warm water
1 1/2 cups of Double Stuff Oreos
Baker’s Non-Stick Cooking Spray (baking spray with four)

Frosting:
2 tablespoons of milk
2 cups of heavy whipping cream
3 oz of softened cream cheese
2 cups of sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Mix all cake ingredients together in the stand mixer. I let the mixer do the work and break up the Oreos for me.
Place into a greased bundt pan and bake for 42-48 minutes.
Pull out and let cool for 10 minutes and flip onto desired serving tray/baking sheet/cake stand (just remember, it needs to be able to fit in the fridge).

Frosting:
Let 3 oz of cream cheese soften and then mix all the frosting ingredients together until it forms stiff peaks. Some people add frosting step by step–I don’t have time for that and have always had good results. Keep it simple.

Top frosting onto bundt cake and refrigerate until serving. I top mine with crushed Oreos. You could also substitute using mini chocolate chips, make a quick chocolate ganache, simple chocolate syrup, or leave it plain Jane.

“Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before.” (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 GNTD)

Originally published on the author’s blog