Brown Derby cake is another classic from way back when I owned my bakery
Quite possibly my all time favorite cake!
I know I say that about all my cakes and recipes, but this time I have proof!
I literally ate a whole Brown Derby Cake one Sunday afternoon just before closing hours.
Only because the cake sadly didn’t sell that day and because of the whipped cream icing it just was not going to last until the following Tuesday.
So I did what anyone with a compassionate heart would do. I ate it.
Brown Derby Cake is so light and delicious that it’s not so hard to eat it until it is gone.
Filled with fresh strawberries and bananas and traditionally in my bakery we used peach filling, but today I decided to go with cherry filling instead.
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Notes for Success:
I have several options for making vegan whipping cream with a new recipe for stabilizer too!
The filling is simply fresh strawberries and bananas with cherry pie filling
Although in my bakery we used peach filling, so you can really use whatever you like the most!
Tweak it up to your liking and quite honestly you can even make it with Vanilla Cake!
While you will not need a full recipe of chocolate cake for the layers
You should still make the full recipe because you will use one whole layer to crumble for the outside coating.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STEP BY STEP YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS CAKE!
Brown Derby Cake
Ingredients
- ½ Recipe Chocolate Cake
- 1 Recipe Vegan Whipped Cream
- or 2 Pints Store Brand Whipping Cream
- 1 pint fresh strawberries
- 2 large bananas
- 1 can (15oz) Cherry or Peach Pie Filling
Instructions
- If you are making my recipe for homemade vegan whipped cream you must start that process the day before or at least in the morning to chill all day long.
- *Please read the entire blog post for that recipe before beginning.
- Prepare the half recipe for the chocolate cake and if you are making one larger family sized cake, bake the batter into an 8" cake pan
- For the 3 smaller cakes divide the batter into 3- 6" cake pans
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 25-35minutes depending on the size of your cake pans.
- Cool the cakes completely in the cake pans and then flip them out onto a wire rack to cool the rest of the way.
- Cut the strawberries into small same sized chunks and slice the banana.
- Whip the vegan whipping cream to soft peaks and then build the cake as shown on the video tutorial.
Notes
Brown Derby Cake must be kept refrigerated at all times.
It will stay fresh for up to 1 week covered loosely to prevent drying out.
No I never heard of a brown derby cake (I thought it was a clever name you made up). I can’t imagine someone not liking this cake! Simple and delicious ingredients!
Thanks Gretchen!
Hi! Back in the 70’s when I was dating my husband, he brought a Brown Derby Cake to my house for dessert one evening. The cake came from a bakery in Belleville called Kielbs Bakery. They make the best Brown Derby cake. At the time, the cake was$1.95. My father thought my future husband was crazy for spending $1.95 on a cake. Much different times. I always wondered how they made that cake…now I know..thank you!
LOL! that’s awesome! I think back in 2010 at my bakery it was going for $18~ which was crazy cheap even for 2010!
We bought them in Caldwell! I don’t remember what they cost but they were so delicious —and special.
I NEVER HEARD OF IT , BUT IT looks yummy but leave out bananas,
we used to buy the Brown derby cake at the Richfield bakery in Clifton New Jersey. Just got back from the store with whipped cream, strawberries and bananas and thought I’m going to try to make one. Thanks for the recipe.
Really good.