WLPROJ-9555-poppy-seed-flower-cake.jpg|1
WLPROJ-9555-poppy-seed-flower-cake.jpg|1

Pretty Poppy Cake

Beautiful royal icing poppies and elegant ruffles set this simple, stylish cake apart from the crowd. It’s a stunning little cake that’s sure to impress guests at any celebration. You can make the poppies ahead of time, so there’s no last-minute rushing to finish – just ice and pipe ruffles, then add flowers when you’re ready to show off your handiwork.
  • Skill LevelIntermediate
Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • Supplies

  • 6 in. cake pan

  • Cooling grid

  • Disposable Decorating Bags

  • Petal Tip 104

    Petal Piping Tip 104 $1.90

  • Petal Tip 127

  • Round Tip 2

  • Open Star Tip 32

  • Lily Nail Set

  • Gold Foil Wrappers

Instructions

Click to mark complete

  1. Two days in advance, make royal icing poppies. Combine Red-Red with a moderate amount of Christmas Red to get red color shown. Prepare royal icing according to recipe. Using Moss Green icing color, tint ¼ cup icing green. Using Black icing color, tint ¼ cup black. Tint remaining icing red using color combination provided.

    Prepare bags with royal icing. Prepare one bag with tip 104 and red, one bag with tip 32 and green and one bag with tip 2 and black.

    Using the poppy technique, pipe 8 to 10 poppies. Let dry 24-48 hours, longer if conditions are humid.

  2. Bake cake. Prepare cake mix according to recipe instructions. Bake and cool two 6-inch layers. Level to 2 ½ in. each and stack for a 5-inch high cake. Ice smooth with white buttercream, leaving sides lightly iced.
  3. Prepare bag. Prepare decorating bag with tip 104 and white icing.

  4. Decorate cake. Pipe vertical ruffles on sides of cake, starting at base. Use slightly heavy pressure to create ruffled line while piping straight up.

    Place poppies in a ring around the top edge, pressing in gently to ensure placement.

Notes

How To

  • How to Pipe a Poppy

    How to Pipe a Poppy

    To add a pretty pop of color to your treats, learn how to make these easy colorful buttercream poppies. Create a beautiful ring of flowers as a border for your cake or top cupcakes with individual blooms.

  • How to Pipe Ruffles

    How to Pipe Ruffles

    Ruffles add a decorative top border to your cakes or cupcakes. Pipe ruffles around plaques or to trim doll dresses or bonnets.

Reviews

Enjoyed this recipe?Why not try one of these!

VIEW ALL RECIPES
!