Experimenting... can I have your thoughts?

[MissMillie]

I'm baking a chocolate cake. I have 1/2 can of "white" frosting. I'm thinking it might not be enough to cover the 9"X13" cake.

Do you think I could mix in a few tbsp. of peanut butter to stretch it? Maybe use the electric mixer to be sure the PB incorporates thoroughly?

[handmade34]

1. don't see why not...

chocolate cake with PB is liked by many

I always add PB to my chocolate no bake cookies

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. got butter or margarine and powdered sugar?

quick buttercream icings are easy.

[MissMillie]

4. a very little bit of powdered sugar

otherwise, I would try to make it homemade.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. grind some regular sugar in a coffee grinder until powdery??

[Atticus]

3. This cake will be ready when? (I have my own fork!) nt

[MissMillie]

5. We're going to have it for dessert tonight

We eat dinner around 6.

I don't mind letting you use a fork, but you have to eat out on the porch. LOL

[Atticus]

8. See how you are! Seriously, enjoy. Mrs. A just took a loaf of no-knead Dutch oven bread

out of the oven and we have butter and huckleberry jam, so I don't really need any more baked goods.

[eleny]

12. "huckleberry jam"

Want. Some.

Btw, i made a no-knead oat bread in a loaf pan. Now I have to find some huckleberry jam.

[Atticus]

13. We got a small jar as a gift, but---it's---all gone-------sorry. nt

[eleny]

14. ...

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[samnsara]

7. watch an episode of Kids Baking Championship.. they make buttercream in about a minute..

[Kali]

9. what shape of cake?

if a layer, just put it all in the middle and don't worry about the outside

if a sheet then you might need to expand, peanut butter would help but personally I wouldn't want that on a chocolate cake. maybe some jam? what about just sprinkling the powdered sugar you have on it? do you have any old doilies around? you can use them for a stencil.

we used to just put some butter on warm chocolate cake when we wanted dessert in a hurry.

[Vinca]

10. Got any cream cheese? That would work and be yummy, too.

[Lars39]

11. Well, I'm late to this parade,

but I'll share anyway.
I always take my hand-held mixer and just use one beater and put it right in the can. With a firm grip on the can, I turn it on high.
It really increases the volume. Whether it's enough for a 9 x 13 I dunno. I do know that I can't emphasize "firm grip on can" nearly enough.
How'd your cake and frosting turn out?

Reminds me that there's a way to bake a half-box of cake.


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