I became smitten with cooking when I was just 9 years old...because of a cake. True story, it was a Chocolate Popcorn Cake called a Blizzard Cake to be exact.
I had received the "Julie Eisenhower's Cookbook for Children" from Santa. I read the whole book the next day (all 96 pages of it) and decided that the "Blizzard Cake" on page 71 would be my first recipe to try. It was a chocolate cake, covered in chocolate frosting...covered in popcorn. Hence the "blizzard" title.
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Food memories run strong
It wasn't so much the cake that was the tipping point for me, it was the look of excitement on my 3 brothers, sister and parents faces as I carried my Chocolate Popcorn Cake over to the table where they all sat with eager anticipation.
I felt special, I felt empowered and I felt important as I carried that cake to the table. When my family dug in and everyone was enjoying it...I felt really happy! I was only 9 yet I saw how food could make others happy.
I knew right then and there that I wanted to feel that way again and again and again!
Making and presenting that Chocolate Popcorn Cake was a defining moment in my life. Funny that popcorn was a big part of it. As I think back on my life, from my childhood to dating my husband, to my kids and our life up until today. Popcorn is there...a lot!!
Popcorn Cake Ingredients
- Homemade or Store-bought cake
- Icing
- Popcorn
- Chocolate drizzle and/or caramel (optional)
My daughter and I changed up the original cake a bit, back then the cake was simply studded with popcorn. Samantha suggested today we put some caramel overtop...so we did.
That girl will add caramel to anything she can. JUST like her momma! We balanced that out with a chocolate drizzle over the popcorn. It was a fun and delicious treat that the four of us enjoyed!
And it brought back a very happy memory for me, coming full circle 🙂
Tip
The cake can be made a day ahead. Place the popcorn on top of the cake (and any additional garnish) the day you plan on enjoying it.
I am sure your kids would love to have at this and decorate their cake with popcorn (and I am sure munch on some popcorn along the way, I mean how can you not??)
Hope you enjoy making a new food memory with your family!
I'd love to see your creation if you whip up a chocolate popcorn cake or any kind of cake with popcorn...so fun! Tag me on Instagram with your creation @SouffleBombay.
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Enjoy! XO Colleen
Chocolate Popcorn Cake
Ingredients
- Chocolate cake
- Chocolate frosting
- Vanilla Frosting middle
- 2 cups or more of popped popcorn
- Extras like caramel hot fudge, chocolate syrup or whatever you may enjoy
Instructions
- Make your chocolate cake (2 layers, whichever is your go-to recipe or a box cake) and allow it to cool completely.
- Frost the top of one layer with vanilla frosting and then top it with the other layer.
- Frost the whole cake with chocolate frosting.
- Mound popped popcorn on top of the cake OR stud the whole cake with it. Any flavor works, plain, butter, kettle...
- Choose to add extras like a caramel drizzle or a chocolate drizzle or both.
- Enjoy!
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