Since finding the food blogosphere I have found that there are MANY things that I have not tried that are "normal" foods. You know, nothing 
crazy or unusual. I am slowly tasting or making all of these wonderful treats that I had previously either not heard of or just hadn't tried. One of those treats being a Snickerdoodle cookie. A couple of months back I had the opportunity to try one. I really enjoyed the slightly spicy and crunchy taste. A couple of weeks ago Sydney at The Crepes of Wrath posted a Snickerdoodle Cake that I piqued my interest. It was even better than I thought and I was wrongly concerned that my children wouldn't care for it. The evening I made it the Twins had two friends over and Babygirl had a friend as well......they all ate big slices and said the cake was really good but that they LOVED the frosting! 
(They kept trying to sneak frosting!) It was a recipe for Buttercream from Bakerella that I adapted. I do have to say that the frosting really was good. The cake didn't last long as the following afternoon my nephew, another of the Twins' friends and my three finished off the last of the cake.
Here's the recipe for Buttercream with my changes in dark green.
Buttercream Frosting (adapted from Bakerella)
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I used 1tsp vanilla bean paste)
1 1b. 10X powdered sugar (I used only 3 cups but added 3 packed Tsp of brown sugar)
1-3 teaspoons milk, half and half or cream ( I used 2 tsp)
- Using a mixer, cream softened butter and vanilla with until smooth.
- Add the brown sugar first and creamed well then I added the powdered sugar gradually, allowing butter and sugar to cream together before adding more.
- If you want it a little creamier, add a teaspoon of milk at a time and beat on high until you get the right texture.
*After cutting a slice I dusted it with cinnamon before serving it.
22 comments:
It looks beautiful!! Glad you liked it!
Wow... really great photographs. Darn, now my carefully weighed and measured Weight Watcher breakfast doesn't seem to fill me up anymore. :-)
Yum!
I am ashamed to say that though I've heard of snickerdoodles, I have never had one. Anything in cake form however, will immediately pique my interest and yours looks so good! You are so lucky to have kids around who will eat up all your sweets! It's basically li'l ol' me left with practically a whole cake to eat most of the time. I'll have to wait until they're teenagers and have friends over to hoover up goodies
I think there are a lot of people who haven't had snickerdoodles... I used to work at a coffee shop where we roasted and flavored our own coffee, and one of the flavors (designed by the owners) was snickerdoodle- but it was chocolate, caramel and vanilla nut flavored. It was Snickers flavored. Drove me insane.
... My rambling aside, this cake looks very elegant. My mom'd love it- she's loves snickerdoodles!
I've never had snickerdoodles either, I want to try one really badly now!1
Your cake looks so good though, so moist and yummy :)
I love snickerdoodles! I've got to try this recipe.
snickerdoodles seem to be the in thing right now in the blog world!! this cake looks fantastic!
Ohhhhhh yum!!
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Love this! I have never seen a snickerdoodle cake before, but it looks delish!
the crepes of wrath~
Thanks! Yes, we loved the cake! We've enjoyed several of the recipes I've made from your blog!
:-)
julia~
Thank you I'm trying to take better pix. I need to be on Weight Watcher myself! I've gained from all the goodies I keep making!
cakebrain~
There are many things that I've heard of and haven't tried as well.
Yes, it is nice that my children will try what I bake. It is really nice when they have friends over to help eat up the desserts as more often than not I'm the one that finishes everything off. No self control!
Pumpkin~
This may be weirder than my not liking chocolate but I don't drink coffee. I DO love the smell of the flavored ones though.
Thanks for the compliament. I hope that I'm getting better at baking and making the food LOOK as good as it (hopefully) taste!
natalie~
Thanks...You can make this as a cupcakes.
emiline~
I would LOVE to see what you would do with this recipe to make it yours! I just follow the recipe along. Should I say blindly?
stephanie~
Thanks! And thanks for stopping by!
kristin~
A BIG thanks! For stopping by, the compliament, and for taking pity on this blogging newbie! :-)
my sweet & my saucy~
Thanks! I got the recipe from Sydney at the crepes of wrath! It would be awesome to see what you do with the recipe. Especially decoratively!
~ingrid
Hi Ingrid!
I have to admit I have never had a Snickerdoodle either. It seems strange to say, but there you go. They are on my list of things to try though!
I'm Dianne and I'm your adopted blog "mom". I plan to introduce you and your blog "sister" on Monday! Welcome to the family. I really love your blog so far and I think I'm going to have to try those S'Mores Bars!
Welcome to the "family"! ;)
wow, what a beautiful layer cake! i love snickerdoodles and can imagine how yummy this cake is! you should submit it to the monthly "layers of cake" event over at quirky cupcake
all I can say is that it looks so delicious. Just like a dessert in a restaurant!
Wow my b/f would love this... heck, so would I!!!!
This is so brilliant! I would love it! Looks great!
Delicious. The buttercream dusted with cinnamon looks fantastic!
Your photos (and the cake) look amazing! Mine are so white and sterile, not warm and inviting like yours, not to mention, overexposed, underexposed, not sharp - you name it..lol I'm still learning the settings on my new camera, and learning photography in general, so I have a long way to go!
With that said, I LOVE snickerdoodle cookies, so the thought of those flavors in a moist cake is drool inducing! Bookmarked :)
Finally, yep the Yanks are done. Boy do they need to clean house, from the FO down to some of the players! We need heart and fire. While they're at it, fire Kevin Long already! We couldn't score more than 2 runs 48 times this season! UNREAL.
Dianne~
Hello, my new blogging "mama"! Thank you for the warm welcome, and for stopping by and checking out my blog!
I hope you get a chance to try either the Snickerdoodle Cake or S'mores Bars! Both are very good!
~ingrid
jaime~
How do I "submit" it to "layers of cake"? This isn't an original recipe....does it have to be?
Thank you for the VERY nice compliment!
~ingrid
Oh my goodness! My mouth is watering!!! This looks and sounds scrumptious!
bakingblonde~
Thanks! What a great compliment!!!
how to eat a cupcake~
Ha! I'm not sure my Honey even got a piece. I think the kids and their friends pretty much did this one in. Bet this would taste just as good as a cupcake...let me know what you think if you make it.
Thanks!!!
clumsby cookie~
Paleeeese! You're the brillant one but thanks! :-)
~ingrid
lisa~
Thank you and thank you for stopping by!
~ingrid
lisa michelle~
Your photos come out great! Especially those last ones. I liked the one of the whole tart before you cut into it and the one with all the lovely layers wait they all came out good!
Cool, if you do give it a try let me know how it turned out. And how you made it "yours"!
I'm cheering for the 'Rays now. Can't stand Boston! Any team but Boston! I don't even like the Patriots!
~ingrid
bridget~
Hi, thanks and thanks for stopping by!
~ingrid
i l-o-v-e snickerdoodles! what a great cakes!
cindy~
Hi, thanks and thank you for stopping by!
Speaking of cakes yours reeeeally looked outstanding. I just love the photo of the caramel dripping down the sides. It's those types of photos that have me giving a recipe a try.
~ingrid
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