A while back I saw the perfect idea for a
cake to do for my sister over by Amanda at
I Am Baker, one of the blogs I stalk. I added my own little twist with the actual cake because an all pink center just seemed to fit my sister, also known as Aunt Rose to my boys, perfectly.
For the actual cake I used a white cake mix to keep things simple but I switched out applesauce for oil and egg whites for eggs, probably just to make me feel a little less guilty for all that rich vanilla buttercream frosting. Mmmm. I used three boxes, started with it white, added a bit of pink gel food coloring for every layer (some red for the darkest), stacked them and did a layer of frosting covering the whole things. And as far as the roses go it was EXTREMELY easy. Just use a large 1M star tip and make swirls. Looks way more complicated than it is. Just circles.
Happy Birthday Aunt Rose!
For the actual cake I used a white cake mix to keep things simple but I switched out applesauce for oil and egg whites for eggs, probably just to make me feel a little less guilty for all that rich vanilla buttercream frosting. Mmmm. I used three boxes, started with it white, added a bit of pink gel food coloring for every layer (some red for the darkest), stacked them and did a layer of frosting covering the whole things. And as far as the roses go it was EXTREMELY easy. Just use a large 1M star tip and make swirls. Looks way more complicated than it is. Just circles.
Happy Birthday Aunt Rose!
GAWWWRGOUS! Love this cake! pinning it right now :)
ReplyDeletePS I'd love if you would link this up to my link party, Your Whims Wednesday! I think my readers would love it too :)
ReplyDeleteYour cake is so beautiful! I will have to try making one myself. Hope it turns out as nice as yours!
ReplyDeleteOooooh that turned out beautiful! I blogged about one that I made with the same rose bud inspiration. Mine was much less elegant than yours but it was still fun!
ReplyDeleteMy Less Elegant Rose Cake
Gorgeous. The pink adds so much to the rosiness.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL cake Kendra! I love the inside! I might steal your idea. You amaze me.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I want to put a fork right through my monitor. :0
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