VANILLA CAKE WITH ROSES

I was suppose to make a wedding cake, but with a change of plans I ended up making a birthday cake. This cake is so beautiful, as most things with roses are and quite easy to make.

Whether it’s for a wedding, birthday or just a celebrate, here are a few tips to make a cake like this.

VANILLA CAKE WITH ROSES

Course: Dessert

Yield: 6 portions

Equipment

round cake pans

Materials

Cake

1 vanilla cake mix
1 egg
⅓ cup vegetable oil
⅓ cup water
½ tsp vanilla beans
1 cup strawberry jam

Icing

½ cup butter room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 cups icing sugar
¼ cup whipping cream

Decoration

roses and baby's breathe
masking tape
gold dust optional

Instructions

Make the cake according to the instructions on the box.
Add the vanilla beans.
Spray cooking spray on the pans and fill 3/4 the way with the batter.
Bake fore 20 minutes.
Take out of the oven and let cool completely in pan.
Meanwhile make the icing.
Put butter, vanilla, and cream into a stand mixer and blend. Slowly add the icing sugar. If you icing is too stiff, add more cream.
Cut rose stems to about 2 inches. Wrap with masking tape. Clip the baby's breathe into small pieces.
Put strawberry jam between the layers of cake. Ice the cake.
After the cake is iced, refrigerate for 10 minutes. Take out of the fridge and decorate with roses. Place baby's breathe in gaps between the roses.
Spray with gold dust.