Choctaw Fault Cake Recipes

CHOCTAW FALL CAKE (NATIVE AMERICAN PUMPKIN CAKE) RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Generously oil and flour a bundt pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon and cocoa. Add pumpkin, oil, eggs, vanilla and blend well. Pour into prepared bundt pan and bake 40-50 minutes. turn out onto a wire rack to cool and serve with whipped cream if desired warm or cooled.

FAULT-LINE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of three 6-inch cake pans with cooking spray or butter. Line each with a 6-inch parchment round, spray with cooking spray and dust with flour.
• Place the cake mix, water, oil and eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase the speed to medium for 2 minutes. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the buttercream: Beat the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the confectioners' sugar and milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, alternating between the two until no lumps remain. Add the vanilla and salt and mix until incorporated.
• Put 1 cup of the buttercream in 2 separate bowls and transfer the remaining buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip or a ziptop bag with the tip cut off.
• Add 2 to 3 drops of the purple food coloring gel to the first bowl and stir to completely combine. Add 3 to 4 drops of the purple food coloring gel to the second bowl and stir to completely combine. Transfer the colored buttercreams to 2 piping bags fitted with a large tip or a ziptop bag with the tip cut off.
• Place the first cake layer on a 6-inch cardboard round and place on a rotating cake stand. Pipe a layer of about 1/2 cup buttercream on top and use an offset spatula to spread into an even layer. Place the second cake layer on top of the buttercream and pipe another 1/2 cup buttercream on top. Spread into an even layer, then top with the third cake layer.
• To apply a crumb coat, pipe about 2 cups buttercream on the top and sides of the cake and use an offset spatula or bench scraper to make smooth. Remove excess buttercream and scrape into a bowl. Transfer the cake to the refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
• Remove the chilled cake from the refrigerator. Pipe about 2 tablespoons buttercream onto the center of a 12-inch cake drum or plate; this will help hold the cake in place while you frost. Place the cake drum on a rotating cake stand. Place the cake on top of the buttercream.
• Pipe an outline of your fault line with buttercream on the top and bottom of your cake, leaving a large portion of the stripes still visible. Fill in the outline with more buttercream. Smooth with a bench scraper. Smooth the top or leave a textured edge. Chill in the fridge for another 30 minutes.
• Paint the edges of the fault line with edible metallic paint.

GRAVEYARD FAULT LINE CAKE

Steps:

• Place the cake on your cake board in the center of a turntable cake stand. Using your hands, press the crumbs into the side of the cake in a strip around the center of the cake. Create a horizontal strip of crumbs around the center of the side of the cake.
• Place your chocolate icing in a piping bag and cut a small tip. Ice the top and bottom of the cake leaving the crumbed area exposed. Smooth out the icing using your offset spatula and a bench scraper to make the sides smooth. Cover the top of your cake in crumbs to resemble dirt. Chill for 30 minutes.
• If you would like to add an extra dimension you can use copper or gold petal dust to paint the edges of the fault line. Place a small amount of dust in a small bowl and dilute with a few drops of vodka or other alcohol. Using a paint brush, paint along the edges where the icing meets the crumbs (this will be easier to execute if the cake has been chilled).
• To make the decorations, warm the modeling chocolates by kneading them in your hands. Marble some gray, brown and black modeling chocolate together to create a stone color and press into a tombstone mold. (If you do not have a mold you can sculpt the shape using a picture for reference.) Roll long tubes of white modeling chocolate and wrap them around toothpicks. Manipulate the end of the tube to resemble a skeleton hand. Place all your decorations on the top of the cake to create a scary graveyard scene.

CHOCTAW PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon and cocoa.
• Add pumpkin, oil, eggs, vanilla and blend well.
• Pour into greased and floured bundt pan or ring mold and bake 40-50 minutes.
• Frost with creamy chocolate frosting if you like.