Bumpy cake was created by
Sanders Confectionery, 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
Buttercream, also referred to as butter icing (food), icing or butter frosting, is used for either filling (cooking), filling, coating or cake decorating, decorating cakes. The main ingredients are butter and some type of sugar.
Buttercream is ...
bumps, and then draped in a chocolate
ganache
Ganache ( or ; ) is a glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries, made from chocolate and cream.
In the broad sense of the term, ganache is an emulsion between (melted) solid chocolate (which is made with cocoa butter, the fat phase) and ...
.
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.
Preparation
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 proces ...
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.
See also
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List of cakes
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References
Chocolate desserts
American brands
Food and drink in Michigan
Cuisine of the Midwestern United States
American cakes
External links
Recipe for Bumpy Cakeat Serious Eats
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