EDIBLE ZEN GARDEN
It calms down both your mind and your bellies!! An edible zen garden!!
Servings
12servings
Servings
12servings
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
Vanilla Buttercream
Acessories
Instructions
Chocolate cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with aluminum foil.
  2. In a stand mixer, mix together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  3. Add the eggs, vanilla, milk, and oil and combine.
  4. Add the boiling water and put the mixer on low until everything is combined.
  5. Scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula and mix everything together. The batter will look thin and this is normal.
  6. Pour the batter into the greased baking dish. Bake for about 30-35 minutes.
  7. Cool on a wire rack. Invert out of the cake pan.
  8. Cut the cake to the desired size of the garden. Crumb coat with vanilla buttercream.
  9. Cover the cake with black fondant. Make the sides to resemble a box.
  10. Spread sugar cookie gravel on the surface. Add cake pop rocks.
Vanilla Buttercream
  1. Beat butter on a medium speed for 30 seconds until smooth.
  2. Mix in vanilla extract and salt on a low speed.
  3. Slowly add in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Half way through add in 1 Tbsp of heavy cream or milk to make it easier to mix.
  4. Mix on low until the ingredients are fully incorporated and the desired consistency is reached.
  5. If the frosting is too thick, add in 1 tbsp of cream. If the frosting is too thin, add 1/4 cup of powdered sugar.