Lovely Lavender Cake

Whether it's your birthday, a wedding shower or just a dinner party, this Lovely Lavender Cake is great for any occasion. Decorated with a spatula and garnished with herbs, this stunning cake is simple to make, but looks professionally done. Personalize your cake with a piped message or candles to suit your celebration. You can see this cake and many more in the How to Decorate Cakes & Desserts kit, filled with lots of tutorials, inspiration and even a few must-have tools for cake decorating.

Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Rose Icing Color, 1 oz. - Pink Food Coloring
Violet Icing Color, 1 oz. Gel Food Coloring
White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.

Tools
Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula

Instructions

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Bake cake. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool two cake layers. Level, fill and stack for 4 in. high cake.
Tint icing. Combine Violet and Rose icing colors to get light purple color shown. Using color combinations provided, tint icing light purple.
Using spatula, ice cake smooth.
Decorate cake. Place tip of angled spatula at base of cake. Pull from bottom to top of cake at a diagonal. Continue all the way around cake. Garnish as desired.

Notes

How To

How to Decorate a Cake with a Spatula
If you find it challenging to ice a cake smoothly, try spatula icing. It's a great way to hide imperfections, create texture and add visual interest to cakes. Begin this technique with a fresh, roughly iced cake. Spatula icing is a versatile technique that can also be used to decorate other treats. Try it with sheet cakes, cookies and brownies.