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Naked Monkey Cake Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350. Prepare 8" baking pan with straight sides. Set out butter and cream cheese to soften.
  • In large mixing bowl, mix all cake ingredients for 2-3 minutes until well blended.
  • Divide mix into thirds (approximately 1 1/2 cups each) into prepared pans. Tap pans on the counter to settle batter.
  • Bake 18 minutes in preheated oven. (Resist opening the oven until 18 minutes has passed. That is exactly how long you need to bake.)
  • Allow cake to cool in the pan 15 minutes before turning out onto cooling rack to finish cooling. (Don't skip this step!)
  • Cream softened butter and powdered sugar together with hand mixer.
  • Mix in cream cheese (I use a cream cheese/yogurt blend), coconut milk and vanilla extract. Whip until creamy.
  • Add peanut butter, whip until blended.
  • Use icing between the layers, generously. Spread to edges - you want to press the cake layers slightly so the icing oozes just a bit out the sides.
  • Using an icing spatula, smooth the icing so the edges are flat with the cake. It's okay if it gets on the cake, it goes with the natural look.
  • Chill about an hour to set the icing.
  • Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar and decorate as you like - using fruits, etc. In my photo, I used crushed banana chips mixed with toasted coconut flakes for the nest to match the bird topper.
  • Best served the same day. Refrigeration for longer than the recommended time alters the texture of the cake and the cake absorbs the powdered sugar topping. (It still tastes good, though.)

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  • chuckieb 8 years ago
    that is just beautiful and i love that it looks so decadent yet not 'iced'. the bird and the nest are awesome. good job!
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