How To Make Your FAVE COMFORT FOOD out of CAKE! GIANT BAKED POTATO | Yolanda Gampp | How To Cake It

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still providing flavor.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is leaner and lower in fat.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds richness.

Bake 12 pounds of vanilla cake and level them.

Remove the caramelization from the bottom and sides of the cake layers.

Soak the cake layers with simple syrup.

Fill and stack three layers of vanilla cake with italian meringue buttercream.

Reserve one layer for later carving.

Create a rough oval template with paper and carve the cake into a potato shape.

Crumb coat the carved cake and chill it.

Ice the entire potato cake and chill again.

Cover the top of the cake with plastic wrap before applying fondant.

Roll out fondant and drape it over the potato cake, smoothing it down.

Texture the potato skin using a turkey skinator and sculpting tools.

Paint the cake with a mixture of ivory and brown food coloring and clear alcohol.

Remove the plastic wrap from the fondant-covered cake.

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