Clark Smith Island Cake
From keni 12 years ago
- 1 hour to make
- Serves 8
My take on the Maryland tradition of Smith Island Cake.... by adding crushed Clark bars and using 6 layers for their 6 Superbowl wins, I have included a nod towards the Pittsburgh Steelers..the buttermilk cooked frosting brings in a lil of the south. Read more This cake is part of my NFL weekends recipes collection I plan to do this season..... and was made on the first game of the year, in which the Ravens blasted my beloved Steelers. :) Well....at least the cake was a winner! (week 1 Ravens-35 Steelers-7) See less
Ingredients
- 1 18 1⁄4-oz. box yellow cake mix(or a homemade equivalent) shopping list
- 1 can evaporated milk shopping list
- 2 sticks butter, 1 softened shopping list
- 1⁄2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 4 full size Clark candy bars(can sub butterfingers, if you must :(, crushed shopping list
- 6 cups icing sugar shopping list
- 1t vanilla shopping list
- 1⁄3 cup cocoa shopping list
- about 2/3 cup buttermilk shopping list
How to make it
- Make cake mix using the stick of softened butter and the evaporated milk.
- Pour evenly into 6-10 greased and floured 8inch round or square cake pans(depending on how many layers you want).
- Bake at 350 for between 12-16 minutes, again, depending on how thin your layers are.
- Bake in batches, if necessary, for even cooking and use of pans. :) I did use the disposable aluminum cake pans to make it easier.
- Let cool about 5 minutes, then remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in large saucepan, over low heat.
- Add cocoa and stir to combine.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla.
- Add half the icing sugar and half the buttermilk and stir well.
- Add remaining sugar and buttermilk, a lil at a time, judging consistency.
- This will be a lil thinner than normal frosting, and that's okay.
- Let cool until JUST able to pour on the mostly cooled cakes and it doesn't ALL run off. Some is fine. :)
- Frost each layer lightly with the frosting, then add a sprinkling of crushed candy bars.
- Repeat until done, adding layers as you go.
- Frost sides of finished stack of cakes and add remaining candy bars to the top.
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