How To Make A Stack Of WAFFLES CAKE For ELEVEN From STRANGER THINGS | Yolanda Gampp | How To Cake It

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Coconut cream is lower in calories and dairy-free.

fresh fruit

🥗Healthier: frozen fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Canned fruit can be more affordable and has a longer shelf life.

chocolate sauce

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate syrup

Chocolate syrup is often less expensive and readily available.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is often less expensive and can provide a similar texture.

Bake 8 pounds of ultimate vanilla cake in two 12-inch round pans.

Level the cakes and round out the edges using a small serrated knife.

Flip the cakes over and round out the other side.

Apply simple syrup to both sides of the cakes.

Crumb coat the bottom side of the first cake with Italian meringue buttercream and chill.

Flip the cake and crumb coat the other side, then chill again.

Ice the top side of the cakes and chill once more.

Cover the bottom side of the cakes with yellow and ivory fondant, trimming away excess.

Mark out a grid pattern on the top of the cake to create the waffle look.

Roll out fondant cords and lay them over the grid pattern, filling in gaps with cut pieces.

Chill the cakes to set the fondant cords in place.

Cover the tops of the cakes with rolled out fondant, smoothing it into the grid pattern and trimming the sides.

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