How to Make a Guacamole Cake

This cake looks like a traditional Mexican mortar (called a molcajete) filled with chunky guacamole.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 2-1/2-quart ovenproof bowl with cooking spray. Put paper liners in 3 cups of a muffin pan. Prepare a chocolate cake mix as directed. Fill the liners two-thirds of the way, then pour the rest into the prepared bowl.

Bake the cupcakes and bowl cake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 18 minutes for the cupcakes and 50 minutes for the bowl cake. Let cool. Remove the bowl cake and peel off the liners; freeze 20 minutes.

Put the bowl cake upright on a cake board or plate. Carve out the middle, about 1 inch from the edge, with a paring knife to make room for the "guacamole."