Comments on: Canasta Cake

By: Sarah Catherine Mills

Sarah Catherine Mills — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 13:49:01 +0000

My grandmother made this for every family birthday. She has severe dementia now and cannot cook much. I was feeling very sad and wanted to make this cake.

I used this recipe to help me understand her handwritten one a bit better. You can use box cake or a from scratch cake. Both turn out well. Splitting the layers is necessary for me to balance the distribution of cake and icing. I doubled this icing recipe, and beat it with a hand mixer for 10 minutes. This made it fluffy and I had enough for in-between the three layers.

For the icing on top, I used a can of chocolate store-bought icing, warmed it up for 10 second intervals in the microwave until warm enough to spread. I mixed in the chopped walnuts and poured over. Works perfectly.

Thank you so so so much for the recipe. It was helpful and worked for me. Much love

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 01:04:46 +0000

I tried this recipe today and had a hard time cutting the cakes in half. What a mess!! I wish I had just left the cake whole. Also there was not enough filling to fill 3 layers at all so I just put the one split cake back together without the filling. I poured the chocolate icing over it and wished I would’ve waited for it to cool a little because it ran everywhere,lol. Good flavor just needs some tweaks.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 17:50:15 +0000

I tried this recipe but there are a couple of changes I’d make. First of all I’d cook either four layers or three depending on the number of pans you have available. Wasn’t impressed at all with the between the layers icing. The recipe is a bit deceiving. It’s states to use all you like between the layers and refrigerate leftovers. I cannot imagine anyone having enough and certainly not having any left over. Barely had enough to thinly cover the three layers. Next time I’ll use my simple cool whip/cream cheese icing between the layers. Did like the ease, taste and consistency of the chocolate pecan icing.

Everyone thought the cake was beautiful!

By: mimi2quads

mimi2quads — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:44:18 +0000

Made this for Christmas and it was fantastic! I didn’t split my cake layers into 4. I put all the filling between the 2 layers and it worked perfectly. Awesome recipe – give it a try!

By: Mary McGill

Mary McGill — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:54:20 +0000

I’m going to try this cake this weekend! It looks delicious and different. I may leave the pecans out, as my granddaughter is allergic to tree nuts, but that would be the only reason to leave them out.