Mother’s day is fast approaching and one way to show our love to our mom is to give our best on this special day. Usually giving bouquet of flowers is a tradition during mother’s day. But this time I would suggest this type of bouquet but with a twist. This would not be a simple DIY cake but you can also customize this into a simpler one.
Why give Mom a store-bought bouquet when you can bake her a cake frosted in sweet buttercream flowers? Here’s how it’s done.
Step 1
PREPARE LAYER CAKE
Start by baking our favorite yellow cake recipe. Then, apply a crumb coat to the cake using buttercream frosting (and make an extra batch of buttercream to use for your flowers).
Step 2
MIX COLORS
In various small bowls, add drops of gel food coloring to the frosting until the desired intensity is achieved.
Step 3
WRAP COLORS
Tip: To reuse piping bags, use cling film to wrap frosting.
Read more: http://www.food.com/how-to/floral-cake-323