A ruffle cake similar to this one first caught my attention on Amy Atlas's blog. It was the star of a Valentine's Day dessert table and rightly so. I just love how pretty and romantic it makes the cake look. It's so different from other buttercream cakes I've seen so I was compelled to try this new decorating technique.
My friend Elin won't at all be surprised about why this cake has captivated me. She is well versed in my infatuation with all things ruffled since it runs so deep...lol!
Refer to this blog post from Sweetapolita on how to make the ruffles. Make sure you pipe the ruffles a little beyond the top of the cake otherwise you'll have gaps like I did when you decorate the top. I had to fill them in afterwards and it's not necessarily as clean as I would have liked.
Warning: The one thing I failed to catch in the instructions was the amount of buttercream frosting required to completely cover the cake - 3x the normal amount. That's a lot! In fact, I ran out of frosting making the cake in the picture. It's barely half frosted but thanks to the miracles of photo cropping hopefully it's not so obvious. I won't tell if you won't!
Warning: The one thing I failed to catch in the instructions was the amount of buttercream frosting required to completely cover the cake - 3x the normal amount. That's a lot! In fact, I ran out of frosting making the cake in the picture. It's barely half frosted but thanks to the miracles of photo cropping hopefully it's not so obvious. I won't tell if you won't!
Amazing - you clever girl!!! Klem S
ReplyDeleteThis is simply stunning!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely LOVELY!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhile the video shows the technique very well, your cake is much more beautiful, IMHO. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteI've hidden a half frosted cake on my blog too!
ReplyDeleteI've seem tartine bakery in San Francisco do that with their lemon meringue. They brulee the top as well. It is quite dashing. ^^
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Gorgeous! That is my kind of cake with 3 times the buttercream!! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteLove the ruffles. E
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks delishhhhhh :)
ReplyDeletei would have never known you ran out of buttercram if you did't say anything :)
ReplyDeleteMouthwatering indeed!!!
ReplyDeleteThe ruffles looks great! Way to go girl
ReplyDeleteOh the cake is lovely! Why you got such talent???
ReplyDeleteI tried one of these once and I just winged it without instructions. My ruffles pulled away from the cake and fell on the counter. I can't wait to have another go at it.
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