Lego Cake {Peanut Butter Cake}

Lego Cakes.

They seem like they’d be so simple, yet they can go wrong, so quickly.  Just do a little google search, you’ll see what I mean.

So when I was asked to make a Lego cake for an 8-year old’s birthday, I was nervous!

Lego’s are so iconic – I didn’t want to mess it up!

The solution came in the form of a silicone candy mold!  I kept the cake itself simple and clean and then decorated it with candy Legos!  It was the perfect solution for a little boy’s Lego cake!

Peanut Butter Cake

An Amy’s Confectionery Adventures Original Recipe

1 box yellow cake mix

3 eggs

1 cup all purpose flour

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder
1 cup water

½ cup smooth peanut butter

½ cup canola oil

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Spray two 9-inch pans with nonstick spray (or prepare muffin tins with cupcake liners)

Place all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Blend on low until ingredients are combined, about one minute.  Scrape the sides of the bowl and beat on medium for 2 minutes.  Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes (18-22 minutes for cupcakes).  If needed, continue baking at 5 minutes increments until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Cool the cakes on wire racks in the pans for 10 minutes.  Then run a knife along the edges of the pan and invert.  Cool the cakes completely.  

Once cooled, frost with Dairy Free Chocolate Frosting (below) or your favorite chocolate frosting. 

To make the Lego bricks, pour colored candy melts into a silicone Lego mold.  Once hardened, pop the chocolate Legos out and make a Lego border.

Makes 1 9-inch cake or 28 cupcakes

Dairy Free Chocolate Frosting

1 cup vegetable shortening

6 cups powdered sugar

1 1/3 cups cocoa powder, sifted

2/3 cup vanilla soy milk

Place the ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Mix on low until combined.  Increase speed to medium-low and beat until smooth and fluffy.  Add more soy milk as needed to thin for decorating.