Sweet Garden Cake

Whimsical flowers give this cake a cute yet creative edge that is perfect for birthday or Mother's Day festivities. Use a variety of tip techniques taught in Wilton Method classes to achieve these beautiful blossoms.

Amount12 Servings

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Instructions

Click to mark complete

Make layered cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool two 6 in. cake layers. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Prepare, fill and stack cake layers for 4-layer cake, 6 in. high on cake circle. Place cake on cake circle. Use spatula and icing to ice cake smooth.
Make yellow-centered flower. Tint portions of icing of icing yellow, teal, rose and green. Reserve remaining white icing. Use tip 21, cut disposable bag with coupler and yellow icing to pipe star center. Use tip 17, cut disposable bag with coupler and teal icing to pipe circle around yellow star center. Use tip 3, cut disposable bag with coupler and rose icing to pipe beads around teal circle.
Make teal-centered flower. Use tip 12, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and teal icing to pipe dot flower center. Use tip 17, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and rose icing to pipe circle around teal center. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and teal icing to pipe circle around rose circle. Use tip 21, cut disposable decorating bag and yellow icing to pipe stars around teal circle.
Make rose-centered flower. Use tip 12, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and rose icing to pipe dot flower center. Use tip 21, cut disposable decorating bag and yellow icing to pipe circle around rose center. Use tip 3, cut disposable bag with coupler and rose icing to pipe circle around yellow circle. Use tip 17, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and teal icing to pipe circle around rose circle. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and rose icing to pipe circle around teal circle. Use tip 12, cut disposable decorating bag with coupler and teal icing to pipe dots around rose circle.
Decorate stems and border. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and green icing to pipe stems. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and white icing to pipe bead bottom border.