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How To Make A Rose Swirl Cake

I cannot get over how foolproof this method of making a Rose Swirl Cake is. Do not be intimidated, because I think anyone can do this. This was my second time, and my first came out amazing too. For the cake, I used a moist yellow cake mix, then I made my chocolate buttercream frosting to use between the layers and crumb coat the whole cake.

I mixed up 1.5 batches of my vanilla buttercream frosting and added some pink gel coloring. Next, I filled a disposable piping bag fitted with an open star tip with the frosting. When you make the roses you start on the side of the cake. The height of the cake will determine how many rows of roses you will need. I made a traditional layer cake and I only needed to make 1 row of large roses on the side.

When you form the roses, you start in the center as if you are making a lowercase e. Go around in a circle surrounding the center until your rose is the desired size. Pick up your icing tip and start the next rose next to the first. Continue all the way around. Then start on the top of the cake. I piped a border around the bottom as well.

If you want to really enhance the cake, you can add pearl decor accents to the roses. The mixture of the yellow cake with the decadent chocolate buttercream and topped with the vanilla has become my family’s new favorite.

Check out my video tutorial for the specifics and to see how I make my buttercream frosting.

Let me know what you think and if you try this. If you are looking for a no bake cake recipe, check out my Carvel Style Ice Cream Cake, it is so good!


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Make These Easy Easter Cupcakes & Learn How To Bake Eggs For Coloring!!!

If you are looking for an easy, festive treat to make for Easter, you still have plenty of time to make these adorable cupcakes.

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Just make your favorite flavor cupcakes and then get your frosting ready.  I use my own buttercream but you can use canned if you do not like to make your own.

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Get a decorating bag ready and use  a Wilton Multi-Opening Decorating Tip 233.  Tint your frosting green with Wilton Gel Coloring or you can use liquid food coloring if you want.  Then just squeeze and pull up to create grass.  

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In the grass you can put a PEEPS bunny or chick, little M & M eggs,  Robin’s Eggs, Jelly Beans, or chocolate covered almonds.  You can also use some white buttercream and make little nests with an open crown tip and fill with candy eggs.  You can sprinkle the nests with sugar decor to make them sparkle or coconut flakes.  

Another great tip I got from a friend is to bake your eggs instead of boiling for coloring. You just put your eggs in a muffin tin and bake at 325 degrees for exactly 25 minutes. Do not over bake!  You will get great eggs with no cracks!  I tried it and love it!

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Happy Easter from Mommy Ramblings!!!

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Giant Cupcake Cake? Is it too much cake?

Who has made one and how easy/hard was it?   Since the cake ball/cake pop post, I have been seeing a lot of sweet things.  It is funny because I am just starting a new regime of very little sugar and a lot of exercise.  One would think looking at things like this would make me have cravings but it is actually doing the opposite.  I am looking for inspiration for Michael’s birthday cake for February 13th.  I saw these and I am wondering  if they are really worth it.  I mean they look nice but the practicality of it has me wondering.  I mean, I guess you put the filling or frosting between the top and the bottom and then either frost the whole thing in contrasting colors or do just the top.  You could make an accordion paper replica of a cup cake liner for the bottom too, especially if you leave it unfrosted.  I just wonder how it is when you cut it.  I mean it seems like a lot of cake and little frosting or filling.    The cake had better be very moist or you better have a lot of milk on hand.  : )  If I do it, I think I would purchase the Wilton pan.  I do not like the idea of baking or cooking in silicone.  I would love to hear your comments if you have made one of these cakes.  Until then, I will keep pondering and satisfying my sweet tooth by looking at pictures.  Hey, I lost 4 pounds and don’t feel deprived.

 

 

 


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