How to Make a Sicilian Pizza Cake

You've probably seen all sorts of dessert pizzas, but we hope this one takes the cake. To make the faux pie, we baked a white cake in a rimmed baking sheet to look like a Sicilian crust. We topped it with strawberry preserves for sauce, melted white chocolate (toasted with a kitchen torch) for mozzarella and fruit leather cut into circles for pepperoni.

Coat the bottom and sides of an 11-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mixes as directed; spread in the baking sheet, filling it about three-quarters of the way (you will have leftover batter).

Bake the cake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then scrape off the top of the cake with a fork, leaving a border for the crust.

Cut the fruit leather into 1 1/2-inch circles using a cookie cutter or kitchen shears and set aside. (If the strips are too narrow, roll them out slightly with a rolling pin before cutting.)

Grate about 2 tablespoons of white chocolate into a bowl and set aside. Chop the remaining white chocolate.

Microwave the chopped white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth.

Mix the preserves with 2 tablespoons of the melted white chocolate in another bowl — this will make the sauce more opaque.

Spread the strawberry sauce on the cake, inside the border.

Top with spoonfuls of the remaining melted white chocolate, spreading each slightly with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with the grated white chocolate.