Bumpy cake

A chocolate cake topped with bumps of vanilla buttercream and fudge frosting, bumpy cake is a Michigan favorite for good reason. Make your own at home using our recipe.

Originally created in the early 1900s by the Sanders Chocolates company in Detroit (where the ice cream float was also invented), this cake sports a poured fudge frosting over “bumps” of vanilla buttercream, creating the name by which Midwesterners have known and loved it for many years: Bumpy Cake.

This is one cake where lumps and bumps are welcome, encouraged and downright delicious!

Author and baker Shauna Sever visits Ann Arbor next month to discuss and cook from her new cookbook 'Midwest Made'

Bumpy Cake is delicious recipe is made with a rich, moist chocolate devil's food cake that is covered in ribbons of vanilla buttercream and poured fudge frosting for the traditional "bumpy" look! It is a Michigan favorite that got its start in Detroit at Sanders Confectionary Company but is easy to make at home.

Bumpy Cake is a Detroit tradition. This moist, dark chocolate cake has a sweet layer of buttercream topped with a fudgy chocolate frosting. It's ideal for chocolate lovers, and though it has three separate components that require freezer cooling to obtain picture perfect results, it's well worth the effort.

Enjoy our bumpy cake recipe which recreates all the chocolate and vanilla deliciousness of the vintage midwestern specialty.

A chocolate cake topped with bumps of vanilla buttercream and fudge frosting, bumpy cake is a Michigan favorite for good reason. Make your own at home using our recipe.

Author and baker Shauna Sever visits Ann Arbor next month to discuss and cook from her new cookbook 'Midwest Made'

Bumpy Cake is an iconic Michigan dessert you NEED to try! 🔗 Click the link in our bio for the full recipe. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #dessertideas #dessertrecipes #cakegram #vintagerecipes #tasteofhome