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The Cutest Cake Trend of the Summer Is So Easy Anyone Can Make It
This strawberry lobster is the cutest cake decoration of the summer! Whip up a cake from scratch or use this design to dress up a store-bought cake.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 25m⏳ Prep: 1h👤 Beth Branch📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease two 8-inch round cake pans. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
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2. Beat butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until flour is incorporated.
large eggs, at room temperature3
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3. Transfer batter to prepared pans, dividing evenly. Bake until cakes are golden-brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 23 to ⏱️ 25 minutes. Cool in pans for ⏱️ 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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Make the frosting: Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla and heavy cream. Slowly beat in the confectioners’ sugar until combined, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Transfer 1 cup of frosting to a bowl and stir in cocoa powder and 2 to 3 drops yellow food coloring. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a small round piping tip.
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Assemble the cake: Remove domed cake tops with a serrated knife, if desired. Place one cake layer on a cake stand or plate and top with 1 cup frosting, spreading it almost to the edges. Top with second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Hold the piping bag at a 45 degree angle and pipe diagonal lines, overlapping slightly at the beginning and end, all the way around the top of the cake to create the rope border.
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6. To make the strawberry lobster, use strawberries to cut four round slices for the body, three triangles for the tail, a triangle for the head, eight legs, two arms, two claws, and two pieces for the pincers. Transfer strawberry pieces to the top of the cake to create the lobster, starting with the body, head, and tail pieces, then adding the legs, arms, claws, and pincers. Cake can be stored, loosely covered, in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
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