Pastel Impressions Cake

Strong texture meets whisper-soft color on a cake that's right for Mother's Day or any occasion. Create the stucco-like texture by pulling your spatula in short strokes over the thickly-iced sides. Use Color Right Performance Color System to tint the gentle purple shade, then stripe your bag to make the variegated flower bouquet.

AmountCake serves 20.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

10 cups of your Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
4.5 pound tub Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing - 1 lb. Can
8 cups Buttercream Frosting
Color Right Performance Food Coloring Set

Tools
8 in. Round pan
8 in. Cake Circles
Tilt-N-Turn Ultra Cake Turntable - Cake Decorating Stand
Decorator Preferred 11 Inch Straight Spatula
Large mixing bowl
Cake Pedestal
16 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Large Drop Flower Cake Decorating Tip 2D

Instructions

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Icing Color Tinted
Use Color Right base color and QuickCount color formula to tint icing in the following shade:
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-- Winter Purple (formula 2716): 2 cups icing + 2 B + 3 P
Make layered cakes. Bake and cool two 8 in. cake layers.
Prepare icing. Tint 2 cups icing purple. Reserve remaining white.
Prepare cakes. Level, fill and stack cakes on same-size cake circle for a 2-layer cake, 6 in. high. Place cake on turntable.
Ice cakes. Use spatula and white icing to ice cake sides smooth, 1/2 in. thick and top with a slightly swirled texture. Use a disposable decorating bag cut with a 3/8 in. opening and purple icing to pipe random lines, about 3 in. long, around cake sides; reserve remaining icing in bag. Use spatula to smooth and blend colors together on cake sides.
Add texture to cake sides. Place cake on inverted 8 in. cake pan to raise above work surface. Starting on top edge of cake, place edge of spatula slightly below edge of cake and pull downward, making a groove about 1 1/2 in. long. Repeat, making a row of grooves around cake sides. Repeat the design, alternating position of grooves on rows below.
Make accent flowers. Move cake to cake pedestal. Using a cut decorating bag and purple icing, pipe a mound, about 2 in. high x 3 in. wide. Prepare a decorating bag with tip 2D, stripe with white icing and fill with purple icing. Cover mound with tip 2D swirl drop flowers.

Notes

How To

How to Pipe Swirl Drop Flowers
Made by adding a simple twist motion, swirl drop flowers have petals with a bit more flair and dimension, leading to open-looking Blossoms.