Easy Party Dessert: Cake Bites on Toothpicks

Here's just one more idea for weekend entertaining, Super Bowl parties, or homey indulgence. Cake bites! These are nowhere near the sheer amazingness of the cake pops that swept the internet recently (see Bakerella et. al.). But it is a fun little way to serve cake without fussing with plates, forks, or even cupcake wrappers.

It's easy: bake a sheet cake in a larger pan than usual. We used a jelly roll pan. This has the added advantage that the cake bakes much quicker, too. Then slap on some icing and stick the cake in the freezer. When you freeze a cake while it's still warm it gets very moist, and a little denser too.

Leave it in the freezer for 45 minutes or so, then take it out and cut into little chunks. You can even use cute cookie cutters if you're feeling industrious. Spear each piece with a toothpick and serve. Watch them disappear.

Here's our favorite banana cake recipe, which is pictured above:

• Banana Cake IV at AllRecipes. This is our go-to recipe; we've used it for years. It's how we learned the freezer-moistness trick too.

For the icing we used a potent combination of rum, molasses, cream cheese, milk, powdered sugar, and nutmeg. Whip and enjoy. Yum!

(Image: Faith Durand)

Comments (5)

Please tell us exactly how you modified this particular recipe for the jelly roll time and temperature wise.

posted by Niamh on January 30th 2009 at 5:48pm
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This is a great idea for a crowd.

posted by rosebud on January 30th 2009 at 5:54pm
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I LOVE THIS IDEA...you can do the same 'idea' doing meatballs like this...

posted by marymother on January 30th 2009 at 8:11pm
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thanks for the recipe - it looks delicious!

posted by Joan in SB on January 31st 2009 at 1:39am
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Niamh - I modified this cake by baking for 15 minutes less than the original recipe specified. It's hard to give precise instructions, though. A cake is generally done when it's golden brown and the middle springs back lightly when pressed.

posted by faith on February 8th 2009 at 6:38pm
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