Whether you’re a Pie lover or a Cake lover
I’ve got you covered with the all in one dessert called the Pie Caken!
The first time I made this, it was known as a Cher-Pumple
Because it was a cherry pie baked into a pumpkin pie baked into an apple pie!
This time it’s a Pie Caken because I’m baking the pies into cakes!
OK technically I’m not really doing exactly that….. because I found a work around
By baking everything separately and then building this “cake style” it’s not only cleaner and easier to build but allows you to get more creative with the recipes you want to use
And the recipes I want to use are Chocolate Cream Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Apple Cake!
All put together with fall spiced buttercream, these three recipes work perfectly together
Not to mention they are my top three dessert recipes I would make every year for holiday dessert table anyway! Only now it’s just all in one!
3 Reasons to Love Pie Caken
#1 This way is easier.
#2 This way is neater.
#3 You can get more creative with the recipes you want to use since they are all baked separately and then constructed and built into a final layer cake.
Homemade recipes for everything you need are linked below in the recipes section
Including my famous recipe for hot apple pie to pile on top!
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Notes for Success:
I would recommend a two day time period to prep and execute everything. You can make the buttercream recipe ahead of time and leave at room temperature or refrigerate until needed.
American Buttercream holds up the best to added flavors as well as a heavy build such as the Pie Caken. Apple cake layers can be made a day ahead and wrapped loosely and refrigerated until you are ready to build.
As you will see in the video see I made 2-6 inch cakes, but if you prefer to make 1 larger 8″ cake, all the recipes below are the same
Just use 2- 8″ cake pans to bake the apple cake layers and the tart mold for the chocolate and pumpkin pie is going to be 6″ or 7″ whichever you have is fine
Don’t worry I have the full video tutorial with the step by step instructions on how to make this cake!
Pie Caken
Ingredients
- 1 Recipe Apple Cake
- 1 Recipe American Buttercream
- 1 Recipe Apple Filling
- ½ Recipe Chocolate Cream Pie
- ½ Recipe Pumpkin PIe
Instructions
- Click through to each recipe linked above to get an idea of how to begin the prep on this project & understand the pans/tart molds etc that you will need
- Prepare each recipe in advance to make this project mush easier.
- Apple cake 1-2 days ahead wrapped loosely & refrigerated until needed
- Buttercream 1-2 days ahead stored at room temperature, re-whip when needed
- Apple Filling 1-4 days ahead refrigerated until needed
- Chocolate Cream & Pumpkin Pies are best made 1 day ahead refrigerate until needed
- Assemble the Pie Caken as per the video tutorial & as shown in the picture
Video
Notes
Hi Gretchen! I just love the flavor profile of this apple spice cake. Could the apple cake recipe be used for cupcakes? If so, are there any adjustments that need to be made? Many thanks!
This was awesome! You make it look fun and easy. Thank you’
Hi! I’m confused as you mention the chocolate silk layer but give a recipe for chocolate ganache They are very different right? I’d prefer something lighter and less dense but not sure the “silk” holds up to this cake. Thoughts? I’m making it tomorrow for Thanksgiving and would love to know! Thx!
Sure you can use a chocolate custard if you prefer. Still a stove top recipe so everything would be the same.
CLICK HERE FOR CHOCOLATE CUSTARD
Thank you…for the apple cake…I don’t see measurement for the flax and hot water…??
Sorry, I also don’t see measurement for vanilla. I have all ingredients out and hoping to finish making this tonight. Thank you.
Sorry, I also don’t see measurement for vanilla. I have all ingredients out and hoping to finish making this tonight. Thank you.
So sorry! But you don’t mention any of the other spices in the directions and also when/to what you put the egg replacer. I’m just putting it into my sugar mixture and will then add the flax. Pls correct the recipe instructions. I am excited to make this but don’t want to mess up.
Hi Gloria, let me take a look at the apple cake recipe, I’m sorry for any errors & confusion!
Thank you for checking it out. I see you eliminated the egg. I’ll let you know how it turns out! Happy Thanksgiving.
Gretchen,
If I make the cake ahead of time and freeze it can I assemble the cake in it’s frozen state , or should it be thawed?
I often assemble frozen, the cake will start to thaw as you build and by the time you have finished crumb ice, then final ice..it will be almost thawed completely! Just be ware of any condensation that could occur, if this happens just paper towel it off and continue