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27th November 2015
08:50am GMT

Piecaken is epic. Pecan pie inside chocolate cake. #sugarcoma #piecaken A photo posted by Megan Stammeyer (@mstammeyer) on
So what exactly is a piecaken? Well. Essentially it's a pie baked to perfection inside a cake, giving you the best of both worlds in every bite. Wrap your brain around that for a second, with the help of this handy picture:
The first piecaken on record was the now legendary Cherpumple, a triple layer cherry, apple and pumpkin pie in a cake, which looked liked this:Trying out the #piecaken craze! Stay tuned for possible #pintrestfail photo! #thanksgiving #baking A photo posted by Jana Groller (@janagirl82) on
The rather inelegant name, in case you were wondering, is inspired by the infamous Turducken (a chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a deboned turkey).
Ready to up your Christmas cooking game to Martha Stewart levels?
Here's a tutorial...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5W90QPyL4A
And a how-to for the Cherumple too, if you're feeling brave enough...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSR-02BhZo
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