It is time for my sister-in-law’s baby cake. We are doing an explosion of pink, and the Pink Ombre Mini Cakes were one of our dessert options. I originally saw a version of this at Glorious Treats and fell in love with the look. For this cake, I used my white velvet cake recipe. It’s definitely a favorite of mine. It has never failed me. I would also encourage you to check out my Cake Making 101 post for tips to making a fabulous cake.
Today I just had Abby helping me while the other two were suppose to be sleeping. I need to tell you that it’s one of my most favorite times cooking with Abby. We took it to the next level without the little ones not there, and it was very rewarding to see some of the fruits of my labor in the kitchen. She was doing a lot of the measuring with little assistance. I was able to do dishes while she was measuring and dumping the ingredients. She even was reading the recipe and trying to figure out the right cups or spoons we needed (sorry the video cut off – out of space on my phone…need to do something about that):
We made three batches of cake mix and just added more pink to make the darker colors. I put my batter in a huge cake pan (16 inches) because I had one that size. You could easily do them in 9×13 inch pans. Remember this batter will raise to double in height when baked, so you’ll want to pour a bit more than 1/2 an inch in the pan if you want a 1 inch tier. I would do a bit extra just to insure your height. Once the cake is out of the oven, cool completely. Then, level off. I’ll give you a tip for leveling off a larger cake in the next post.
Use a cookie cutter (I used 2 inches) to cut out your circles. At this point, I put them in air tight plastic containers and froze them until the day of the party.
On the day of the party, I took them out of the freezer. You don’t need to let them defrost all the way before decorating. Put a bit of frosting in the center. You don’t want the next layer to squeeze it out the sides, so do not frost all the way to the edge. The top is piped with a 1M tip. Normally, I decorate a cupcake by starting on the outer edge and spiraling in toward the center. A rosette is done the opposite way. You start in the center and spiral out to the edge.
* My one warning is to make sure your cakes are level and are frosted evenly. I had some problems with tippy ones that I had to prop up until right before the party. The ones that were leveled well had no problem.
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Yet another fabulous creation!
Wow..these look great!!
..off topic, I love Abby`s dress!!
WOWWWW These are soooooooooooo beautiful
Pink is my favorite color and I just love these mini pink-cakes
These are super cute! And they look so tasty! I’d love for you to link them up to my Marvelous Mondays party! 🙂 http://www.jamscorner.com/2012/07/marvelous-mondays-link-party-4.html
Have a great evening!
Julie
Those are so cute! I just love them!
wow so pretty! love the circles are so neat and clean 🙂 rose icing on top works so well. Great job!
Hi Jodi! I found you through True Aim’s link-up. I’m now your number 301 follower. I love your photos and your kids are really cute! After I put my little one to bed, I’m going to check out your ministry link.
Tina – mom of 4, author and blogger of 5 blogs
http://happymomshappyhomes.blogspot.com
So cute! Looks easy and tasty too 🙂 I have a few things up on my blog too if you have the time to check it out: wedontneedsleep.wordpress.com
I love these too, super cute!! I’d love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. It’s a new linky party starting today. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Nichi
http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/07/tasty-thursdays-1.html
These are so pretty and look yummy too!
These are too pretty to eat!! If I made these I would yell at anyone that tried to. Look but don’t touch!! I’d love if you shared these {and anything else you’d like to share} at my Throwback Thursday party. Hope to see you there! Thanks for sharing 🙂 http://www.hubbymademe.com/throwback-thursday-no-3/
those colours are beyond pretty! I found this via Simple Living with Diane Balch. I linked in a salad I made using leftover lamb. Cheers.
PS Did you know that your word verification stuff/are you a robot etc is turned on? It would make commenting much easier if you got rid of it.
Thanks so much for commenting. Thanks for letting me know about the word verification. I don’t like it either, and I really didn’t realize mine was turned on. Just fixed that.
Very pretty! Liz
No way!! This is crazy!! I found it on Glorious Treats, but we definitely had the same idea for the Pink Ombre version! I kind of wish I had found your tutorial first, that way mine would have been as perfectly even on the tops and edges like yours! I was so excited to assemble, that I didn’t trim them as well – so my towers were leaning. Yours look wonderful!
Some of mine were leaning too. I actually set them against the wall until the party to make sure they didn’t fall over. Although I think leveling helped, it’s hard to make a skinny, tall tower of cake.
Do you think a toothpick in the center would work like a cake dowel? I’ve seen that in baking shows to hold up layered cakes.
gorgeous pink colors!
Amazing!!! Thanks for the recepie and tutorial! So great and what an adorable little kitchen helper 🙂
These are wonderful! I love how pretty they look!
Those are so cute! I am so impressed that you blog everyday. I am your newest Linky Follower
these are the cutest little cakes. I have a link party, and I would love it if you would link this post. You can find it at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/07/face-cleansing-oil-and-wednesdays.html
It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party.
I hope to see you there. Have a great Day.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
http://www.adornedfromabove.com
Oooo…I love these! I’m going to try it with chocolate cake!