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9) Tiered smash cake: white base, pale blue mini top

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4- inch round cake white: 60 g cake batter (baked at 350°F/175°C for 20–25 min)
  • 2- inch round mini cake pale blue: 30 g batter (350°F/175°C for 12–15 min)
  • Buttercream stiff for structure: 100 g (use 1 cup powdered sugar + 4 tbsp butter, firm but spreadable)
  • Buttercream spreadable for crumb coat: 50 g (softer consistency)
  • Gel food coloring: tiny drop pale blue
  • Simple decorating sugar or tiny fondant star: 1–2 pieces

Method
 

  1. Bake the 4-inch and 2-inch cakes in greased pans at 350°F. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  2. Tint 30 g of buttercream pale blue. Keep the rest stiff for support.
  3. Trim cakes flat. Crumb coat the 4-inch cake with soft buttercream and chill 10 minutes.
  4. Stack the 2-inch on the 4-inch using a dab of stiff buttercream as glue. Smooth sides with the stiff buttercream for clean lines.
  5. Add one tiny fondant star or sprinkle. Chill 15 minutes before photos.