Plush Orange Ribbon Cake

A luxurious ribbon of icing in a cool shade of orange gives this layer cake a soft and tempting appeal. Decorating is done in a snap, with vertical zigzags creating the ribbon effect around the entire cake.

Amount12 Servings

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Instructions

Instructions

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Make cakes. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Tint batter orange. Bake and cool four 6 in. cake layers. Use cake leveler to trim layers to 1 1/2 in. high.
Assemble cakes. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use spatula and white icing to fill and stack cakes for a 4-layer cake. Tint remaining icing orange.
Decorate cakes. Use spatula and orange icing to ice cake sides smooth and top in a swirl. Use tip 127 and orange icing in a cut decorating bag to pipe zigzags covering sides of cake.