I may not love cake as much as Nicole, but it’s close to the top of my most-loved dessert list. After finding this recipe a few years ago, I was hooked. I love how it can be tweaked to fit any occasion. I’ve used this recipe for July 4th, repeating red, white & blue layers, my daughter’s birthday with shades of blue and of course for Valentines with layers of red and pink. It takes good ole’ regular cake up a notch!
I must make one little confession…I didn’t make the cake from scratch this time. I know…but when on a time frame, one must use shortcuts. I have to say it turned out great…more boxes may be in my future (if you do go with a box mix, be sure to buy a white cake mix). I also swear by gel food coloring for a deeper color. Nicole, a self proclaimed frosting snob queen kindly shared her favorite frosting recipe. I tweaked it a bit…using both butter and shortening. I’m so glad she shared this recipe because it really is the best buttercream out there and I’ve tried many a recipe that have gotten a big thumbs down from the family.
With out further ado…
I had to share this because it made me laugh so hard…don’t add too much confectioner’s sugar or you’ll end up with this…
Link up some photo’s of your layered creations.
Happy Baking!
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