And now the final product! This turned out so awesome. I delivered it to my daughter who just moved into a gorgeous home with her hubby...a marine who served three terms in Iraq. I admired her for standing strong and by his side while he was in Iraq, I don't know if I could have been as calm as she appeared and sounded...I also want to thank my son in law for inlisting and going to Iraq with such courage. He made me realize exactly what a band of brothers meant. I came to understand no matter what we might feel about the United States his choice and there commitment to each other is truly remarkable....Thank you to my son in law and every other soldier that braves the land of the Middle East. Bless all who loose their lives both military and civilian... For the military who remain God Bless all I hope you come home soon safe and sound. So my daughter said she ate two slices when I left last night and loved it. If you'd like to make this cake or want to order one just email and I can give you information. I also make children's birthday cakes like spiderman, sesame street characters, etc.

I used canned frosting for this project...and I also ate the slice that leveled off the bottom. Of course I frosted the slice first. Who can cook chocolate without eating it? Wow...it was definitely an aw moment when I bite into the slice. I applied the frosting with a spoon dabbing it on the entire top. Then I took the spoon and evened it out. After that I took the same spoon started at the top and followed the swirls. Topped it with large candy dots and sprinkles.

After leveling the bottom of the cake I covered it with a layer of frosting to bond the top and bottom together. You have to see it to believe it....this cupcake is the biggest I have seen. I also need to tell you it took 60 minutes for this baby to cook. Although it's huge you can't believe it serves 10 to 12 people. Next comes the fun of decorating!

Here is a picture of the top and bottom. The right as you can tell as swirls it's the top of the cupcake. The other side is the bottom that will get leveled.

The Making of a Huge Cupcake!

Here is the start of the biggest cupcake I ever made!! The pan was amazing and the cake released very well. The pan is a Dimensions Bakeware product for those who are curious.

There are a few things I will do different next time. One is don't follow the directions completely. The directions say to put 4 1/2 cups of the cake mix in the left side top of the cupcake I would shorten that by not measuring and just pouring the cake about 1" from the top of the rim. The rest obviously in the right side.