3 Tier Any Occasion Cake
A stunning cake that shines with vibrant colors and intricate designs, this 3-Tier Any Occasion Cake is a wonder to behold. Large enough to feed about 60 people, this cake would be great for a small wedding, birthday party, wedding shower and more. Looking for something a little less challenging? Check out our 2-Tier and 1-Tier Any Occasion Cakes for even more inspiration.
Ingredients
Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Violet Icing Color, 1 oz. Gel Food Coloring
Burgundy Icing Color, 1 oz.
Kelly Green Icing Color, 1 oz.
Teal Icing Color, 1 oz.
Golden Yellow Icing Color, 1 oz.
Orange Icing Color, 1 oz.
White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.
Tools
6-Inch Round Cake Boards, 10-Count
Performance Pans Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 10-Inch
12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating Bags, 50-Count Pastry Bags
12-Inch Round Cake Circles, 8-Count
10 x 16 Chrome-Plated Cooling Rack
Round Cake Decorating Tip 4
Silver Fanci-Foil Wrap
Bamboo Dowel Rods, 12-Count
8-Inch Cake Circles, 12-Count
Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch
Performance Pans Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 8-Inch
Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula
Instructions
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- Bake cakes. Prepare batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool two 6 in. cake layers, two 8 in. cake layers and two 10 in. cake layers.
Prepare and tint icing. Using color combinations provided, tint 2½ cups icing teal, 3½ cups icing yellow and 5 cups icing mauve. Reserve remaining icing white.
*Combine Teal and Kelly Green icing colors to get teal color shown. Combine Golden Yellow and Orange icing colors to get yellow color shown. Combine Burgundy and Violet icing colors to get mauve color
Decorate cake. Using teal icing, level and ice 6 in. cake smooth on 6 in. cake circle. Using yellow icing, level and ice 8 in. cake smooth on 8 in. cake circle. Using mauve icing, level and ice 10 in. cake smooth on foil-covered 12 in. cake circle.
Prepare cake for stacked construction.
Prepare decorating bag with tip 4 and reserved white icing. Pipe beads and dots on front of cakes to form desired pattern.
Stack cakes.
Notes
How To
How to Pipe Dots
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
How to Pipe Beads
The bead shape makes impressive borders outlines and accents on letters and designs; also a cute trim on clothing and gingerbread houses. The basis for making piped hearts and figure piping.
