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7) Mermaid Tail Cake with Scales

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 boxes yellow cake mix prepare as directed for 9x13 pans
  • 2 cups buttercream frosting divided (about 24 oz)
  • Gel food coloring: teal purple, and white (small tubes)
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips melted
  • 1 piping bag with small round tip and petal tip

Method
 

  1. Bake cake batter in two 9x13 pans at 350°F for 22–25 minutes. Cool completely.
  2. Trim cakes to make a tail shape and stack with a thin layer of frosting between. Chill 20 minutes.
  3. Tint half the buttercream teal, a quarter purple, and reserve a little white. Fill piping bags.
  4. Pipe overlapping scallop scales across the tail with the round tip, alternating teal and purple. Smooth edges with an offset spatula.
  5. Melt white chocolate and drizzle for shine. Use the petal tip to add fin ruffles at the tail end.