Food That Fools! - BBQ Rib Cake

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

cake mix

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat adds fiber and nutrients.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories.

ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive.

Blend 1 cup of butter and 1 cup of white sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in 4 large eggs, one at a time, blending after each addition.

Add 2 tbsp of vanilla and 1/2 cup of sour cream, mixing well.

Stir in 1/2 tsp of baking powder and gradually add 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour and 1 tsp of salt, blending until smooth.

Grease an 8 by 11 inch baking dish and spoon the batter in, smoothing the top.

Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Set the cake aside to cool.

Prepare cookie dough for rib bones, tinting a portion brown with cocoa powder and food coloring.

Roll out the cookie dough and shape it into rib bones, baking at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.

Cut the cooled pound cake into rib shapes, carving valleys to mimic ribs.

Coat the cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, smoothing it out and freezing for 30 minutes.

Make barbecue sauce using seedless raspberry jam, adding black food coloring to darken it.

Smooth the frosting on the ribs with a hot spatula, adding black streaks for char marks with a mixture of vodka and black food coloring.

Brush the homemade barbecue sauce onto the ribs, ensuring to coat all areas.

Insert the cookie bones into slits cut in the ends of the rib cake.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens