Intermediate
Paisley Passion Valentine Cake
Black paisley against pink is a marriage made in heaven on this lively Valentine cake design. Use the Cake Dividing Chart to mark the cake for a perfectly proportioned pattern.
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AmountCake serves 12.
Ingredients
3 cups better needed Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Buttercream Frosting
Black Icing Color
Pink Icing Color
Ivory Icing Color
Tools
6 x 3 in. Round Pan
Cake Leveler, Small, 10-Inch
Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula
Cake Dividing Chart
Toothpicks
Fondant and Buttercream Decorative Press Set, 27-piece
food-safe scissors
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Round Cake Decorating Tip 4
Round Cake Decorating Tip 2
Instructions
Click to mark complete
- Make layered cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cakes. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Tint a portion black. Tint remaining pink. Torte, stack and fill for a 3 in. high cake. Use spatula and pink icing to ice cake smooth.
- Imprint designs. Use Cake Dividing Chart and toothpick to divide cake in thirds. Use swirled heart press to imprint a heart centered 1/4 in. below each division mark. Use left and right heart with scroll presses to imprint design on each side of hearts.
- Decorate cake. Use tip 4, cut disposable decorating bag and black icing to pipe outlines over imprints and pipe bead fleurs-de-lis, hearts and paisley shapes. Use tips 4 and 2, cut disposable decorating bag and black icing to pipe large and small dots around some designs. Use tip 4, cut disposable decorating bag and black icing to pipe bead bottom border.
Notes
How To
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.
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 an Outline
Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.
