12 Edible Sugarpaste Cake Decorations: Strawberries

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Instant pudding mix is added to strawberry cake to both enhance its flavor and increase its density. Dust with sugar and roll it up in a tea towel while the cake is still warm, as this will give it a ‘muscle memory’ that will also keep it from cracking. For this recipe, I really wanted to create a super simple vanilla cake with homemade strawberry filling and frosting.

You can use either fresh or frozen strawberries for the filling, which you’ll be cooking down into a thick, jammy compote. Raspberry preserves work well with strawberries, and apricot works well with mango—choose a preserve that's the same color as your fruit.Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of a standup mixer. I followed the recipe as described and found no problem at all, in fact it’s very easy even for an amateur like me. If you’re using an electric mixer, you can sometimes get a cloud of powdered sugar kicked up into the air. A fan is a great strawberry garnish on glass if we attach it to a skewer on the bottom of the berry.

It’s nice and easy, but still uses real strawberries (fresh or frozen) to give it that strong strawberry flavour. Alternatively, you can have a double berry cake by changing the strawberry frosting for a raspberry buttercream. Indulge in the whimsical charm of a red panda cake design with our collection of delightful creations. If you happen to have a cardboard tube lying around, place your cake roll in the tube to keep the bottom from flattening out as it chills (I used a 3 1/2-inch-diameter tube for a whiskey bottle and it was the perfect size).Steps 2 - 3: Sieve half of the icing sugar into the butter and beat until combined, then repeat this with the remaining half of icing sugar.

Scoop your desired amount buttercream frosting onto the first layer, then spread it around with a cake decorating spatula. Adding white chocolate chips and cheesecake-flavored instant pudding to the batter of this strawberry cake gives it a from-scratch taste: "I make this all the time and people swear it comes from an upscale bakery," says recipe creator Tiffany N Giles. Additionally, if you find your design is sticking to the parchment when you try to peel it off, try a different brand of parchment paper or even a silicone baking mat. I think if I had to do it again, I would maybe make a drizzle or glaze for the top, because it was not quite sweet enough for me. Press the strawberries into the sides of a frosted cake, with the flat edges facing down and the pointy ends facing up.

It has two layers of soft moist vanilla sponge with a homemade strawberry cake filling and a creamy strawberry frosting. Fresh herbs may not be the first thing you'd think to add to white cake mix, but if you're looking for a unique dessert it's worth trying. I’ve made patterned cakes before, and the baking paper always pulls off the pattern, but whether your batter is better, or I used different baking paper, or I’m just getting the hang of it, I was very pleased with the result.