Baking with the Cake Boss: Thanksgiving Turkey Cake


I love the idea of this particular Thanksgiving turkey…because it’s cake! Buddy Valastro (“Cake Boss”) recently released his first-ever cookbook Baking with the Cake Boss: 100 of Buddy’s Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets and he was kind enough to allow me to share this recipe from the book with you.  (Thanks Simon & Schuster!)

I also received a copy of Baking with the Cake Boss: 100 of Buddy’s Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets to review and it’s the perfect holiday gift for bakers – from beginners to more advanced ones. When I looked through the cookbook, the name of several baking friends popped into my head.  Buddy shares information about baking equipment and ingredients in addition to over 100 recipes for cakes and cupcakes, cookies, pastries, pies and tarts.  I think that the more advanced bakers (like my friend Felicia) will especially enjoy the frosting and filling tips for the various special occasion cakes.  In fact, if you’re a home baker, I suggest getting it for yourself now because there are several fall and winter themed cakes including Chanukah, Santa and Christmas lights cakes.  Meanwhile, you can begin with this turkey cake…

This is one of those recipes where a picture is worth a thousand words, so you can click on Thanksgiving Turkey Cake to see a pdf of the recipe with step by step pictures.