Bumpy Cake was created by

Sanders Confectionery Sanders Chocolates was an American chocolate company established by Fred Sanders on June 17, 1875. According to company history, by the mid-20th century, the company operated 57 retail stores in the Great Lakes Region, featuring counter service off ...

, of Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1900s and was known as "The Sanders Devil's Food Buttercream Cake" when it was first introduced. It is made of chocolate devil's food cake that is topped with rich buttercream bumps, and then draped in a chocolate ganache. Now more than a century old, this is a classic confection.Bumpy™ Cake (Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream and Chocolate Fudge)
American Classics, Serious Eats Sanders Confectionery makes the original trademarked Bumpy Cake, but other companies have attempted to use this trademarked name many times during the cake's 100-year-plus history. In recipes adapted for the home kitchen it can be made by piping the buttercream frosting in thick half-inch diameter strips, about one inch apart. It is placed in the freezer for around two minutes to set the butter cream. The warm fudge frosting is poured over the cake to cover the bumps of buttercream. The frosting sets in the fridge. The cake is typically baked in an 8-inch-square pan lined with parchment. The first step in preparing the batter is to

cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

butter, sugar and oil, then eggs and egg whites are added. The dry ingredients—cake flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder and salt—are prepared in a separate bowl and are then gradually added to the creamed mixture, alternating with buttermilk.

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