Okay, it was daunting, but ever since I read about the Cherpumple in the Wall Street Journal I had wanted to make one for Thanksgiving. The only draw-back, we had only 8 people coming and I'd heard a number of disaster stories. I was undaunted in my pursuit of being extra fat after T-day.
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| The three cakes baked! |
The Cherpumple is a Cherry Pie baked in a White Cake on top of an Apple Pie baked in a Yellow Cake both on top of a Pumpkin Pie baked in a Spice Cake (i.e., White Cake with Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg, and Ground Cloves.) It is the dessert version of the Turducken. It's like 8,000 calories a slice and its sounded heavenly.
The good - the directions were incredibly easy since I bought the pies at A&P and made the cake from boxes. Also, I had heard of undercooking the cakes, so I actually baked them for twice as long as recommended. Cream cheese frosting - and lots of it - was great way to tie it all together.
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| Two layers with lots of frosting |
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| Three Layers! |
The bad - I put the cherry pie on the bottom of the tower of cake which mushed all the filling out after the first cut. Having 8 people eat a slice used up 1/4 of the Cherpumple. We have enough for the Swiss Army!
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| Its a full 8 inches tall |
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| Looks ugly - Tastes great! |
The outcome - I'd make it again next year, but I'm definitely inviting more people.
Nice job. I love it! I definitely want to try this someday.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you saw, but I'm not doing Kaplan anymore. Finally got a full-time gig as Associate Director, Research & Economic Services, at the NJEA in Trenton. A great relief after over a year of unemployment.
Congrats, Dan! Well deserved and I wish you all the best in your new role.
ReplyDeleteFabulous holiday dessert, Scott!!! Anything with cream cheese frosting is OK in my book...but with 3 pies, too? Outstanding!!!
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