Intermediate
A Sprinkle of Celebrations Cake
Whether you're celebrating a birthday, anniversary or just making it to the end of a busy week, this Sprinkle of Celebrations Cake is as easy as, well, a piece of cake to make! Use the tip of a spatula to add texture to the side of your cake, then sprinkle the top and bottom of your cake with colorful nonpareils for added color. You can see this cake and many more in the How to Decorate Cakes & Desserts kit, filled with lots of tutorials, inspiration and even a few must-have tools for cake decorating.
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Skill LevelBeginner
Ingredients
Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Buttercream Frosting
Rainbow Nonpareil Sprinkles, 7.5 oz.
Kelly Green Icing Color, 1 oz.
Tools
Performance Aluminum Round Cake Pan, 6-Inch
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula
Instructions
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- Bake cake. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool three cake layers. Trim one layer to 1 in. high. Level other layers.
- Tint icing. Prepare buttercream icing recipe following recipe instructions. Fill and stack layers for 5 in. high cake. Using Kelly Green icing color, tint remaining icing green.
Decorate cake. Using green icing color, ice cake smooth.
Using tip of spatula, make vertical lines around sides of cake, starting at bottom of cake and working towards top.
Lightly sprinkle nonpareils around top and bottom of cake.
Notes
How To
How to Decorate a Cake with a Spatula
If you find it challenging to ice a cake smoothly, try spatula icing. It's a great way to hide imperfections, create texture and add visual interest to cakes. Begin this technique with a fresh, roughly iced cake. Spatula icing is a versatile technique that can also be used to decorate other treats. Try it with sheet cakes, cookies and brownies.
