Chocolate Castle Cake: Frosting Alternative

So I made this cake for a 5 year old's birthday. This little guy doesn't always like frosting so we place the cake in a sea of frosting. What was awesome about the cake is that it was a castle in a moat of frosting. This was a great way for people who like frosting to scoop it out with their piece of cake. I used the Nordicware castle pan and a chocolate cake recipe. You can find the pan in my online store here. I love their bake-ware. The frosting is a cream cheese frosting the recipe is below.

Cake
2c sugar

1c (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 large eggs
1tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp almond extract
2-1/2 c Softasilk Cake Flour
1c Dutch-processed cocoa powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
2tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt
2-1/4 cups buttermilk

Frosting
8oz cream cheese softened
2 sticks of butter (8oz or 1c) softened
4c powdered sugar sifted
1tbsp vanilla

Method
Spray pan with baking spray, Heat oven to 350°F.

Beat sugar and butter, add vanilla and almond extract in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix cake flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk on medium speed. Beat 1 minute longer. Pour in pan. Bake 26 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans to platter, Cool completely. To make the frosting cream butter and cream cheese until creamy and smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla till nice and creamy. Add food coloring, take out half an put plops around platter, make darker with more coloring and plop new frosting around cake and swirl together like water waves.