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Celestial Birthday Cake
This stunning Celestial Birthday Cake looks incredibly fancy but is surprisingly simple to make, perfect for an Aquarius celebration. With beautiful blue hues, delicate piping, and edible gold stars, this cake is a showstopper that will impress all your guests.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 50m⏳ Prep: 1h👤 Ricardo Solis📖 cookfastrecipes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Bake and cool your three layers of cake completely on a wire rack. Level the tops with a serrated knife for stability.
2
Stack layers with a thin spread of buttercream between each one. Apply a very thin layer of frosting over the entire outside of the cake (crumb coat). Chill the cake in the fridge for about ⏱️ 30 minutes until firm to the touch.
3
Mix navy blue, royal blue, and a tiny drop of black gel food coloring into the remaining buttercream to achieve a deep midnight hue.
4
Frost the cake with a smooth final layer of that deep blue buttercream. Use a bench scraper to get those sides perfectly flat and the edges sharp. Chill the cake again for ⏱️ 20 minutes to set the surface.
5
Grab a large open star tip (like a 4B) and pipe a thick shell border around the very bottom and the top edges of your cake.
6
Now take your reserved white buttercream and a smaller star tip (like tip 18). Pipe a delicate inner shell border just inside the blue ones you just finished.
7
Using a small round tip (like a 3 or 4), pipe three concentric draped lines (swags) between points on the side of the cake.
8
Attach your gold dragees at the intersections of the swags and at the ends of your piped lines.
9
If you want extra dimension, cut out a small crescent moon from fondant. Let it dry and then paint it with gold luster dust mixed with lemon extract. Place these gold shapes on top of the cake.
Nutrition Facts
calories
400 calories
fat Content
20g fat
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
1g fiber
sugar Content
35g sugar
sodium Content
200mg sodium
protein Content
4g protein
carbohydrate Content
50g carbs
saturated Fat Content
12g saturated fat
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