{"id":1130,"date":"2025-12-05T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:16:00","slug":"the-beloved-midwestern-dessert-that-belongs-on-your-holiday-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1130","title":{"rendered":"The Beloved Midwestern Dessert That Belongs on Your Holiday Table"},"content":{"rendered":"


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What\u2019s chocolatey and beloved for its creamy lumps? That\u2019s Bumpy Cake\u2014the Michigan\u2011born dessert that looks like a giant Hostess Ho Ho but tastes 100 times better. This iconic treat features a rich chocolate devil\u2019s food cake topped with buttercream \u201cbumps\u201d and cloaked in glossy fudge icing, giving it a signature ridged look and an unbeatable mix of textures.\n<\/p>\n

Bumpy Cake is a clever creation with a rich history. It was first created by Sanders Confectionery in Detroit back in 1913, then called the \u201cDevil\u2019s Food Buttercream Cake<\/a>.\u201d Over time, fans dubbed it \u201cthe cake with the bumps,\u201d and the nickname stuck. While the original Sanders Confectionery is no more, the dessert lives on.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

In 2002, Morley Candy Company purchased rights to the Sanders\u00a0 business\u2019 name and products and still sells what it calls \u201cclassic Bumpy Cake\u201d at Sanders Chocolate and Ice Cream Shoppe locations in the Detroit area and Mackinac Island. But you can make the treat any time you\u2019d like at home.\n<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a crowd-pleasing treat to grace your holiday table, here is how to make Bumpy Cake at home.\n<\/p>\n

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How to Make Bumpy Cake <\/span> <\/h2>\n

As Allrecipes community member Maureen Martindale VanHook describes, her Ho Ho Bumpy Cake recipe \u201ctastes just like a Sanders bumpy cake.\u201d We can\u2019t help but agree and give props to Maureen for simplifying the dessert by using devil\u2019s food cake mix instead of a from-scratch recipe.\n<\/p>\n

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Allrecipes \/ Julia Hartbeck<\/p>\n

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  • Make the cake. <\/strong>Mix the devil’s food cake mix with eggs and flour and bake the batter in a greased and floured jelly roll pan. Let it cool completely.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  • Whip up the buttercream. <\/strong>Beat the sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla, salt, and evaporated milk (the secret ingredient for an ultra-creamy texture) until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n
  • Get bumpy. <\/strong>Pipe your cream frosting in straight lines over the cooled cake. Optional but recommended: Chill your cake until the buttercream hardens.<\/li>\n
  • Top with fudge frosting. <\/strong>Warm up your dark chocolate frosting until it\u2019s pourable. Pour it over your cooled cake, covering the buttercream bumps, and spread it around gently. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Tips, Tricks, and Variations <\/span> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n


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    What\u2019s chocolatey and beloved for its creamy lumps? That\u2019s Bumpy Cake\u2014the Michigan\u2011born dessert that looks like a giant Hostess Ho Ho but tastes 100 times better. This iconic treat features a rich chocolate devil\u2019s food cake topped with buttercream \u201cbumps\u201d and cloaked in glossy fudge icing, giving it a signature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kitchen-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}