Easy Blossom Adorned Substance Cake | Homemade Valentines

My sis together with I grew upward enamored yesteryear cake decorating.  We spent some favorite mornings at our Aunt Joanie's identify watching her decorate marriage ceremony cakes.  From the ages of vii on, nosotros ofttimes spent our Sat mornings making our ain creations out of buttercream.  About 10 years ago, I became intrigued yesteryear to a greater extent than 'homemade' looking desserts together with cakes (ala Barefoot Contessa), probable equally I was establishing our ain dwelling together with mode together with craving that home-y feeling.  

In this iPad era, 1 of the solely things Emma is allowed to scout videos of is DIY creating.  She loves watching playdoh video creations together with has of late larn fascinated yesteryear watching cake decorating videos, too.  Of course, I'm happy to encourage whatever hobby that interests her - peculiarly inward the kitchen.  So, I've dusted off my pastry decorating skills together with we've actually enjoyed making buttercream creations.  We created our ain Youtube Video yous tin come across inward the post service below.

Do yous recollect the decadently simple, Dripping Chocolate Heart Cake I made for Valentine's Day a dyad of years back?  We transformed it this twelvemonth to last covered inward Buttercream Flowers.

I came across these novel Flower Tips (5 for $15) of late together with (like Emma) became hooked to watching videos of them together with how tardily they seemed.  Could yous actually brand a pretty blossom yesteryear simply 1 squash of the pastry bag?  

Obviously Emma was swooned yesteryear the idea, equally well, equally nosotros sometimes struggled to brand pretty roses together with flowers amongst our measure tips.

Making this cake was thus much fun.  It came together thus chop-chop together with easily - I can't nation yous how excited nosotros were!  It actually felt similar magic.  I know that nosotros are all tin last a petty intimidated yesteryear things that seem similar a "professional" should do, but I would dearest for yous all to laissez passer on this a try.  It is thus rewarding - together with actually beautiful.

I tried to stand upward for my buttercream (recipe & coloring tips here) to the flowers together with the bay leaf.  The colors were achieved yesteryear a pale pink + yellowish for the roses, together with a deep green + yellowish for the leaves.

Supplies Used :

Flowers Tips, v for $15

Large Leaf Tip

18" Disposable Pastry Bag

chocolate cake recipe & technique here>)

Small Sheet Pan

Parchment Paper (it helped to record it to the pan)

Large Pink Bakery Box

Rose Satin Ribbon

Heart Tag

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You tin role whatever shape, but the ticker is thus sugariness for Valentine's Day.  Here is the recipe to brand this Dripping Chocolate Heart Cake.  Spoiler Alert : I used a boxed cake mix.

Swiss Buttercream Recipe for Flowers, hither >

Step 1 : The biggest tip is to pipage the flowers on a parchment lined baking sheet, together with then chill them inward the refrigerator.  This allows them to harden to allow yous to selection them up.  Using a petty knife or spatula to deed them closed to is a practiced idea, equally they soften when yous comport upon them.

Step ii : Then, yous tin identify them on the cake wherever yous similar - together with yous tin selection the best ones.



Step three : Pipe leaves inward to create amount inward spaces.  The leaves actually create operate magic to larn inward experience complete.



Step four : Add pocket-size existent berries or flowers.  I dearest this item - yous could role anything.

These flowers were my inspiration - a soft keen pinkish Roses amongst deep blueish greyness Privet Berries together with Bay Leaves.

I'll exhibit yous how I made these arrangements afterward this week.

The Heart Cake got wrapped inward a Large Pink Bakery Box together with tied amongst a beautiful ribbon.

I used the 2" Rose Satin Ribbon + a Light Pink Heart Tag.

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Supplies Used :

Flowers Tips - Set of 5, $15

Large Leaf Tip

18" Disposable Pastry Bag

chocolate cake recipe & technique here>)

Small Sheet Pan

Parchment Paper (it helped to record it to the pan)

Large Pink Bakery Box

Rose Satin Ribbon

Heart Tag


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