Pearly Pink Cake

When simplicity and elegance come together, they can create something truly beautiful! This Pearly Pink Cake features simple piping techniques and decorations, making it easy for even the most novice of decorators. After you ice your cake smooth, add a fun star boarder and top your cake with some pink Sugar Pearls for a cute finishing touch. A great cake to serve at a baby shower or for a first birthday party, this Pearly Pink Cake is easy to customize to best suit your celebration.

Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Pink Sugar Pearls, 5 oz.
Rose Icing Color, 1 oz. - Pink Food Coloring
Red-Red Icing Color, 1 oz.
White Decorator Icing - 4.5 lb.

Tools
Cake Icing Smoother
Cake Boards, Set of 12 Round Cake Boards for 10-Inch Cakes
Performance Pans Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 8-Inch
12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags, 12-Count
Extra Large Drop Flower Tip 1G
Decorator Preferred 13 inch Angled Spatula
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack

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 Rose and Red-Red icing colors to get pink color shown. Tint icing pink using color combinations provided. Ice cake smooth.
Decorate cake. Prepare decorating bag with tip 1G and remaining pink icing. Pipe stars around top edge of cake. Top with pink Sugar Pearls.

Notes

How To

How to Pipe a Star
One of the most popular techniques, stars come in a range of sizes and styles. Experiment with open and closed stars for variation in look. The star technique is timeless and can be used as a classic border or as a stunning fill-in for the top of a dessert.