topsy turvy spice cakes.

sunday, november 2nd

topsy turvy spice cake with cream cheese frosting.

my family has been getting together for a monthly sunday dinner. with halloween, our monthly dinner, and a few birthdays all within a couple of weeks i thought it fitting to combine the three and have a very, very unbirthday tea party. everyone dressed up like alice in wonderland characters, we enjoyed chocolate milk and mini cookies, topsy turvy birthday cake, and opening presents. it was quite the celebration and these cakes just made it that much more fun. i didn't want to mess with fondant-not enough patience, time, or $. plus i wanted to make sure the cake tasted good to "my kids" (aka nieces and nephews). they turned out kinda crazy but definitely fun enough for a mad hatter unbirthday tea party. #myhubbybetterbeready - it gets crazy up in the whitaker house.

spice cake

1 pkg spice cake mix

3 eggs

1/2 c oil

1 cup water

mix together and pour into greased pans. bake at 350F. cooking time depends on size of pans; 20-40 mins.

cream cheese frosting

8 oz cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 T whipping cream

2 T milk

powdered sugar to taste or the consistency you want your frosting

i used a bunch of smaller pans in order to do some layering for the topsy turvy look. i cut most layers in half on a diagonal, and then placed the top half back on the bottom only with the fat sides together. stick a few toothpicks in to help the layers from falling too much. i waited to frost all at the same time but it probably would have been faster *and easier* to frost one layer completely, then add another layer and frost it, etc. i used chocolate chips to help with decorating, as well as colored cream cheese frosting. let your creative juices flow and have fun with it.