Egg-in-a-Hole Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 465
- Total Fat
- 16
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 79
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 61
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 6
- Sodium
- 389
- Total: 1 hr 30 min
- Active: 45 min
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 15- to 16-ounce box white cake mix (plus required ingredients)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 16-ounce tub white frosting
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 to 4 drops yellow food coloring
3/4 cup marshmallow cream
1 canned peach half, patted very dry
Finely grated dark chocolate, for topping
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and coat a 9-inch square, 2 1/4-inch-deep cake pan with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mix as directed; pour into the pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool slightly, then remove to a rack to cool completely.
- Trim the top of the cake with a long serrated knife to make it level, then cut the cake into two even layers.
- Keeping the layers stacked, use a small serrated knife to round out the four corners of the cake; make a notch in two opposite sides of the cake and the top to make a bread shape as shown.
- Carefully transfer the top cake layer to a baking sheet and cut a 3- to 4-inch circle out of the middle.
- Brush the top with the melted butter and broil until toasted.
- Combine the frosting, cocoa powder and yellow food coloring in a small bowl (it should be a light golden brown). Spread about half of the frosting on the bottom cake layer.
- Carefully place the top cake layer on the bottom layer (use 2 spatulas to transfer the top layer -- it will be fragile). Spread a thin layer of frosting around the edges of the cake to look like the crust.
- Stir the marshmallow cream until loose, then spoon it into the hole in the cake.
- Place the peach half on top of the marshmallow cream and gently press so the edges are slightly submerged. Let sit for a few minutes to let the "egg" settle. Top with grated chocolate to look like pepper.