Portal Cake
Based on an “recipe” Easter egg in the video game “Portal,” the fan-created cake is just your basic devil’s food cake with chocolate frosting. The fun is in the garnishing. I’ve included the various garnishes Stevin and I chose for his 13th birthday cake, but various versions exist on the web. (Personally, I’ve begun to wonder what a strawberry-rhubarb jelly might add to the flavor as a filling.)
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 box devil’s food cake mix (plus ingredients on package)
Filling:
- 1 small can vanilla frosting
- 1 package S’mores Goldfish Crackers
Topping:
- 1 large can chocolate frosting
- 1 bag of Oreo cookies
- 8-10 strawberries, tops sliced off
Garnish:
- Swedish Fish candies
- Red Vines Super Strings (peeled)
- 1 thick, white candle
Preparation
- Prepare a two-layer devil’s food cake as instructed on the packaging. Cool completely and brush off excess crumbs. Place on serving tray.
- Spread top of one of the cake halves with vanilla frosting. Sprinkle with Goldfish Crackers. Place top half of cake on top of filling layer.
- Put the chocolate frosting in a bowl. Whip frosting on high speed until fluffier. Frost the cake.
- Separate Oreos and remove the white filling from every cookie.
- Put the cookie parts in food processor until it is small crumbs. Dust the cake.
- Roll the Oreo filling into 8 to 10 balls the size of a large walnut, then flattened into thick disks. Place the disks equidistant apart around the edge of the top of the cake. Place a strawberry on top of each disk.
- Place the candle in the center of the cake, and add other garnishes as preferred.
Notes
- The following ingredients can be used as alternatives:
- Glazed or maraschino cherries in place of strawberries.
- Coconut-pecan frosting instead of frostings and Oreos, with dollups of whipped cream where Oreo filling disks would go.
- Chocolate graham cracker or chocolate wafer cookies in place of Oreos, with vanilla frosting or whipped cream in place of filling disks.
Yields 8-10 servings