Give a whole new meaning to the term “baked” by making a weed cake! Not only is it a dankly delicious way to get your THC—making edibles is a fun activity that can add a personal touch to birthday parties and 420 celebrations!
Foodies shouldn’t have to sacrifice taste for terpenes! One mistake many old-school ganja gourmets make when cooking with cannabis is choosing function over flavor. We think that’s missing the point. Your cannabis cake should be as flavorful as a hit from your favorite flower.
Learning how to bake a weed cake is easy when you follow these simple instructions. Before you know it, you’ll be getting your marijuana and munchies in the same bite!
Pick Your Bud Wisely
A weed cake is only as good as its ingredients. That’s why you should take the bud you bake with seriously. While many cannabis cooks reach for concentrates or low-effort shake-infused butter, we believe whole flower from top-shelf strains make for the tastiest treats.
The flower you choose also changes the post-dessert mood. Do you want a snack to accompany a night inside watching Netflix, or a treat that kicks off a night of buzzy celebration? Let’s take a quick look at the types of cannabis strains and how to bake a weed cake that fits the occasion.
Indica
For decades, smokers have remembered the effects of indica with the mnemonic “in da couch.” These strains are famous for spreading a mellow mood, melting away stress, and giving smokers the munchies. Any weed cake made with indica strains will kick off a lazy night.
It just wouldn’t be right to post a blog on how to bake a weed cake without mentioning the Birthday Cake strain. This indica-dominant hybrid will ease your mind and give you giggles with a slight body high. Making a cannabis cake with Birthday Cake is just too fun to pass up.
Sativa
Sativa is known as the cerebral strain. Vaping or ingesting these buds tend to provide a boost in energy and creativity. Instead of the low-key, night-in vibes of indica, sativa is the type of puff that complements the party.
Put the “happy” in your celebratory dessert with Strawberry Cough. The uplifted and euphoric feelings of a weed cake made with this strain will put a smile on everyone’s face, while the energetic buzz will keep the good feelings rolling all night.
How to Bake Weed Cake
Cannabis is essential to your weed cake, but how you get the THC in the baked good is just as important. We’re using butter for this recipe, so we’ll start by whipping up a batch of classic cannabutter.
Before adding cannabis to your butter, you must activate its psychoactive properties through a process called decarboxylation. Without it, you won’t get the desired effects! We’ll combine decarbing your cannabis and making the butter into one step below.
Ingredients and Materials
- 2 sticks of unsalted
- butter (1 cup)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ground cannabis (approximately 7-10 grams)
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Double-boiler
- Cheesecloth
- Container for cannabutter
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 245ºF.
- Grind or crumble your cannabis so it’s small but not too fine. You want it to remain big enough not to sneak through the straining process.
- Cover the baking sheet with parchment paper and evenly spread the cannabis throughout.
- Let cannabis heat in the oven for 30-40 minutes, lightly flipping the buds after 15 minutes to expose all sides of the buds. Remove from the oven.
- On low heat, melt one cup of butter in a double boiler. Add a cup of water to prevent scorching.
- After the butter melts fully, add in the cannabis.
- Simmer on low heat for two hours.
- Place cheesecloth over a jar, bowl, or container and pour the butter mixture through the cloth.
Weed Cake Recipe
Once you’ve decarbed your weed and made your cannabutter, it’s time for the main event: the cake. Any cake recipe can blast off when you replace regular butter with cannabutter.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup of sugar
- ½ cup cannabutter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- Optional add-ins: cocoa powder, zests, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease your cake tin or line it with parchment paper.
- Sift your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl for a consistent texture.
- In a separate bowl, whisk your sugar and cannabutter until creamy. Add each egg individually, followed by the vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, alternating with buttermilk. Mix until just combined.
- Avoid over-mixing.
Fold in any additional ingredients you’re adding. - Pour your weed cake batter evenly into your tin, and bake for 25-30 minutes. The exact time might vary. To check, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. When it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the tin for ten minutes, then remove it from the pan to finish cooling.
The Secret Ingredient: 420 Frosting
Cannabutter turns any cake recipe into a buzzy baked good. However, the perfect weed cake requires a potent final touch: bud-infused buttercream.
If you want to know how to bake a weed cake that will make your party legendary, look to your leftover cannabutter to make cannabis-infused buttercream. It takes this edible and sends it blasting into space!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
Directions
- Beat cannabutter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually mix in confectioners’ sugar until fully incorporated.
- Add in vanilla extract.
- Add milk and beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
- Decorate your cake with your 420-friendly frosting!
Bring the Buzzy Dessert
Now that you know how to make weed cake, you’ll be the life of the party! This simple treat elevates any occasion. Just be careful—with a cake this delicious, you’ll definitely want seconds! Take caution to start with a small piece and measure its effects. You can always have more later.
Visit our Venice Beach dispensary and let a knowledgeable budtender guide you through the best strains for making weed cake. With our massive inventory of award-winning products and daily deals, you’ll keep your stash and bank account green!
