20 “Surprise-Inside” Cake & Treat Ideas
When I ran into a few of these peek a boo cake recipes on Pinterest last year, I knew I had to give it a try. The idea of having a surprise hidden inside of cake, bread, or other treats was just too much for me to ignore! Most of these I haven’t attempted yet, but with the holidays inching closer, I’m ready to give them a go. After you see the step-by-step instructions, they are actually much easier than they might appear. And so, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best surprise treats!
1. Pancake Muffins
What
a great way to make an on-the-go version of a pancake breakfast! Fill
your muffin tin 1/4 full with pancake mix, toss in a few of your
favorite breakfast ingredients (bacon, sausage, blueberries– maybe even a
little dollop of maple syrup?), pour another layer of pancake mix over
top until they are 3/4 full, and bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. You
could even make these the night before an early morning, and then have
them ready to run out the door with.
2. Zebra Striped Surprise Cake
Zebra
striped cake can go with just about any party theme, from a kid’s
safari party to a bachelorette party. And, the best part is, it doesn’t
take a lot of skill or effort! The cake can all be baked at one time
without any food coloring added as white and chocolate cake are already
readily available.
Source & Instructions: My Cake School
3. Leopard Print Surprise Cake
Surprise
your guests with a leopard print cake! It’s almost as simple as the
zebra stripes, with just one extra color added and a layered swirl
pattern. You can add orange food coloring to a white cake batter, but
even better, skip the food coloring all together and create a lighter
brown color by mixing chocolate and white cake mix together for your
third color.
Source & Instructions: Masam Manis
4.Checkerboard Cake
Very
impressive! I’m still left in amazement and awe with the inside of a
checkerboard cake. It’s actually quite confusing to me how it all works
out, but layering 2 opposing cake color rings does the trick! Funny how
circles are what make the squares of the checkerboard.
Source & Instructions: A Subtle Revelry
5.Peekaboo Heart Poundcake
If
you like the idea of the heart cake, but want something a little less
formal, a poundcake is just as impressive! The technique behind it is
completely different, using a heart shaped cookie cutter to get your
surprise heart design.
Source & Instructions: Very Culinary
6.Earth Day Cupcakes
Here’s
a completely different concept for the surprise-inside heart; use red
frosting instead of twice baked heart shaped mini cakes. How sweet!
Source & Instructions: Bird On A Cake
7.Candy Stuffed Cake
How
cool is this?! Although intended as a gender reveal cake (blue candy
for a boy and pink for a girl), I think this would be fun to make and
eat for just about any type of party! It’s quite impressive but rather
easy to make. Your two center pieces of round cake will have a hole in
the middle to be stuffed with the candy of your choice before topping
with your final sheet of cake.
Source & Instructions: Betty Crocker
8.Piñata Cake
What’s
better than a piñata, you ask? An edible piñata! Just imagine the shock
of your party guests once the cake is cut open. I love the unique round
shape of this one, too. It’s almost as cool on the outside as it is on
the inside!
Source & Instructions: A Subtle Revelry
9.Easy Rainbow Cake
If
you like the idea of a rainbow cake but aren’t much of a dough puncher,
this awesome rainbow cake might just be up your ally. Food coloring
mixed with white cake batter will give you your brilliant colors, now
all you have to do is plop it in your baking pan. I love how this one
also turned out with a tie die effect!
Source & Instructions: Omnomicon
10.Shamrock Peekaboo Poundcake
Lindsay
got creative with this one and made her own shamrock template (just in
case you don’t happen to have a shamrock shaped cookie cutter that is
the right size). In that case, with a little extra time and effort, I
suppose you could make just about any shape that you want! This way
you’re not limited on the standard shapes available, and can completely
customize your cake.
Source & Instructions: Life, Love & Sugar
11. Surprise Name Cake
My
daughter would love this for her birthday! Only one problem; her name
is way too long. I suppose this would really only work for shorter names
with 3 or 4 letters, but it sure is a fun surprise!
Source & Instructions: Meko Creations
12.Peekaboo Star Loaf
I
love the colors on this one! It was made with a raspberry quick bread
recipe, and the lovely stars are a nice contrast. This would be fitting
for the 4th of July, too. Perhaps just use a red velvet cake in place of
the raspberry. Or, add a bit of food coloring to a white cake recipe.
So many possibilities!
15.3-D Pumpkin Cookies
Source & Instructions: A Beautiful Mess
13.Surprise Flag Cake
The
great thing about this cake is that every individual slice represents
an American flag, so even when it’s all cut up it’s just as exciting!
There’s no need for anything fancy on the outside; just plain white
frosting is a fantastic way to cover the surprise hidden inside.
Source & Instructions: Glorious Treats
14.Surprise Candy Corn Cupcakes
For
whatever reason, candy corn is a serious weakness of mine. I’m usually a
huge chocolate fan, but in the Fall, I’ve always got a jar full of
those orange, yellow and white irresistible candies! You can only
imagine my delight when I found a recipe that included the concept of my
favorite candy stuffed into a chocolate cupcake!
Source & Instructions: The Sugar Turntable
As
if these 3-D pumpkin cookies are awesome enough, they are stuffed with
candy as a fun surprise! I like the idea of wrapping these up
individually in cellophane to keep them fresh, tying them off with a
pretty ribbon and gift tag, and then giving them away as gifts around
the holidays.
17.Owl Face Reveal Bread
Source & Instructions: Glorious Treats
16.Peekaboo Panda Bread
It
doesn’t really get much cuter than this! It’s definitely going to be
more challenging than a traditional loaf of boring bread, but well worth
the effort once you see that adorable panda face staring back at you.
Unless they don’t like the idea of eating a panda’s face, the kids are
going to love finding this in their lunchbox!
Source & Instructions: Tablespoon
Similar
to the panda bread but with a few little tweaks, this owl face is sure
to be a hit! Owl faces seem to be plastered all over everything these
days, why not a sandwich loaf?
Source & Instructions: Tablespoon
18.Surprise Rice Krispie Easter Eggs
What’s
better than a plastic Easter egg stuffed full of candy? An Easter egg
shaped Rice Krispie treat with a surprise hidden inside. Duh!!
Source & Instructions: Cheerios & Lattes
19. Carrot Patch Cake
A
carrot in EVERY slice. Brilliant! The cake itself is gorgeous, but then
once you slice into this baby, it’s certainly a one-of-a-kind. It’s
even topped with crushed Oreos for a more authentic garden patch look.
Source & Instructions: The Partiologist
20.Gingerbread Man Cupcakes
Well,
I suppose if you can stuff cake inside of a cake, you can put a cookie
in there, too! I love the idea of using the fun shape of a gingerbread
man cookie.
Source: Bake It In A Cake
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