Momofuku Birthday Cake

Cake cup open. Look at those layers!

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Homemade buttermilkIt starts with homemade buttermilk
Cake dry team
Then the dry team
Momofuku signature cake recipe

Signature Momofuku batter

Sprinkle cake

Sprinkle cake baked.

The remaining cake layer disks

 

Cake layer disks are cut

Raw "cookie crumble"

Cookie “crumble” is assembled

Baked "cookie crumble"

 

And baked.

Whipped frosting layer

Frosting layer is whipped.

One cake layer disk

Assembly begins!

Size comparison featuring my face

 

Size comparison featuring my face.

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The cake. Stands almost a foot tall.

The cake. Stands almost a foot tall.

Cross section of the "cupcake"

Cross section of the “cupcake”

Top of the "cupcake"

Top of the “cupcake”

(massive) "Cupcake" variant