Before you know, you’ll be doing your holiday baking. You’ll be covered in sprinkles and powdered sugar, and your kitchen will be filled with the aromas of the holidays. How would you like to BAKE LIKE A BOSS this holiday season? Buddy Valastro, the Cake Boss, makes delicious and beautiful cakes in his New Jersey bakery, and he entertains millions with his television show. Buddy recently launched a line of Cake Boss cake mixes and frostings that you can buy in stores, so that we can now all bake like a boss. I have been a fan of his show for years and jumped at the chance to review one of his new cake mixes, frosting, and some cakeware. I received several pieces of Buddy’s new cakeware, and used the 6-Cup Round Cakelette Pan to make some Triple Chocolate Cakelettes.

I cook and bake from scratch whenever I can, but sometimes a quality boxed cake mix can be just as good. I like to add things to cake and frosting mixes, and make them my own creation. Baking beautiful and delicious cakes with a Cake Boss mix as the base is so easy.  To make my Triple Chocolate Cakelettes, I used a Cake Boss Decadent Devil’s Food Cake Mix and Whole Lotta Chocolate prepared frosting as the filling. To top off the cakelettes, I made a simple chocolate ganache.

Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Fill the Cake Boss Cakelette pan, like you would a muffin tin. Also, if you don’t have a cakelette pan, just use a muffin tin.

Next, please humor me. Imagine if you will the cakelette pan overflowing with hot puffy cake. I totally forgot tot take a picture of them straight out of the oven. Don’t be alarmed that the cakes aren’t level with the pan. It’s simple enough to cut off any excess from the bottom with a knife, and provides a tasty snack for you.

Create the surprise. Open a tub of Cake Boss frosting, and spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a tip. Insert the tip into the top of each cakelette, and squeeze from frosting into the cake.

Place a wire rack on top of a baking sheet. Prepare the chocolate ganache (recipe below). Put cakelettes on top of wire rack and spoon ganache over each cake, until completely covered. Allow to set.

I have a pretty good reputation for making delicious cakes, but not so much when it comes to pretty cakes. I am thrilled with how simple it was to create something that is both delicious and pretty with the help of my new Cake Boss products. I fancied up my cakelettes with some yellow butter cream flowers I had left over from a cake I recently made. You could also garnish your cakes with a few raspberries and a dollop of whipped cream. That would be very pretty.

Baking is an expression of love – whether it’s baking a cake on someone’s birthday or baking cupcakes to bring into the office on a gloomy Monday.

Cake Boss Cake Mixes

DIVINE WHITE – Exquisitely moist, rich and delectable white cake.
VA VA VELVET – Moist, delicious and smooth red velvet cake.
IT’S YOUR PARTY – Fun, festive and full of flavor confetti cake.
DECADENT DEVIL’S FOOD – Indulgent, satisfying and sinfully delicious devil’s food cake.
CHOCOLATE TRIFECTA – Deliciously moist triple chocolate cake made with chocolate liquor.
PRIMO YELLOW – Moist, flavorful and simply delicious cake.

Cake Boss Frostings

WHOLE LOTTA CHOCOLATE – Made with chocolate liquor and two kinds of chocolate, creating double the decadence.
VIVA VANILLA – A sweet and creamy taste using vanilla extract.
MEGA MILK CHOCOLATE – A thick, rich and milk-chocolaty delicious frosting with chocolate liquor.
CRÈME DE LA CREAM CHEESE – A rich, creamy and scrumptiously sweet frosting with cream cheese.

Cake Boss cake and frosting mixes are now available in stores. You’ll also want to check out the new Cake Boss Cakeware collection online.

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Cake Boss would like to send you the very same package that I received. Included in the package:

Cake Boss Cake Mix
Cake Boss Frosting
6-Cup Round Cakelette Pan
12-Cup Covered Muffin Pan
9-Inch Heart Cake Pan

This awesome prize package is valued at over $60, and will really help with your holiday baking! Giveaway is open to U.S. readers, ages 18+, and ends on December 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST.

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Triple Chocolate Cakelettes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Servings 12 servings

Ingredients

  

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• 1 Cake Boss Chocolate Devil's Food Cake Mix
• 1 tub Cake Boss Chocolate Lovers Frosting
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped

Instructions

 

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
• Lightly spray Cake Boss 6-Cup Cakelette pan, or muffin tin with cooking spray. Fill each cup about 3/4 full with prepared cake batter.
• Bake according to cake mix package directions. Remove to wire rack on top of a cookie sheet, and allow to cool.
• Fill a pastry bag, fitted with a tip, with chocolate frosting. Insert the tip into the top of each cakelette, and gently squeeze to fill each cake with frosting.
• Prepare ganache. Place finely chopped choclate into a medium size bowl. Heat 1 cup heavy cream to a simmer. Pour warmed cream over chocolate and stir until well combined and all chocolate is melted. You want the consistency to bee somewhat loose, so it will pour over the cakes.
• Pour ganache over each cakelette until completely covered. Allow to cool and set completely, before serving.

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