There’s so much nostalgia around this bakery classic!
if you are from the north east United States particularly the New York/New Jersey area chances are you have had a Brown Derby Cake!
Whipped Cream piled high makes this cake so light and delicious
Filled with fresh strawberries and bananas and in my bakery we used peach filling, but today I decided to go with cherry filling instead.
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Notes for Success:
Vegan Whipped Cream has come a long way and you can use whatever brand you love the most or try out my homemade recipe here!
You will need 3 cups of fully whipped cream for this cake
The filling is simply fresh strawberries and bananas with canned cherry pie filling. Although in my bakery we used peach filling, so you can really use whatever you like the most!
If you prefer to make your own fruit compote for the filling follow my recipe here for peach filling or cherry filling here!
In the video I made 2 smaller 6″ Brown Derby Cakes but you can equally turn this entire recipe into 1 larger 8″ cake instead
Brown Derby Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Recipe Recipe Chocolate Cake
- 1 Recipe Vegan Whipped Cream
- 1 pint Fresh Strawberries
- 2 Large Fresh Ripe Bananas
- 15 ounces Cherry or Peach Pie Filling
Instructions
- If you are making my recipe for homemade vegan whipped cream you must start that process the day before *read all about that recipe before beginning
- Prepare the recipe for the chocolate cake & if you are making one larger family sized cake, bake the batter into 2- greaed & parchment lined 8" cake pans*For the 3 smaller cakes divide the batter into 3- 6" cake pans
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 25-35minutes depending on the size of your cake pans.
- Cool the cakes completely in the cake pans then flip them out onto a wire rack to cool the rest of the way.
- Cut the strawberries into small same sized chunks & slice the bananas.
- Whip the vegan whipping cream to soft peaks & then build the cake as shown on the video tutorial.
No I never heard of a brown derby cake (I thought it was a clever name you made up). I can’t imagine someone not liking this cake! Simple and delicious ingredients!
Thanks Gretchen!
Hi! Back in the 70’s when I was dating my husband, he brought a Brown Derby Cake to my house for dessert one evening. The cake came from a bakery in Belleville called Kielbs Bakery. They make the best Brown Derby cake. At the time, the cake was$1.95. My father thought my future husband was crazy for spending $1.95 on a cake. Much different times. I always wondered how they made that cake…now I know..thank you!
LOL! that’s awesome! I think back in 2010 at my bakery it was going for $18~ which was crazy cheap even for 2010!
We bought them in Caldwell! I don’t remember what they cost but they were so delicious —and special.
I NEVER HEARD OF IT , BUT IT looks yummy but leave out bananas,
we used to buy the Brown derby cake at the Richfield bakery in Clifton New Jersey. Just got back from the store with whipped cream, strawberries and bananas and thought I’m going to try to make one. Thanks for the recipe.
Really good.