This is just a simple little cake meant to brighten your day.
Just a few purple flowers I hope will make you smile.
A plate served with three pieces.
Dont judge.
Just enjoy.
I used my basic white cake recipe. I whipped up a batch of buttercream, added some purple and piped away.
Hope your day is full of plates with three pieces of cake!
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A sweet reader emailed me and said, "I am LOVING this cake!" and I thought to myself, "Thank you! That is so sweet of you! I wonder if we could hang out? Call me???"
Then I thought… Tidymom's "I'm Lovin It!" So I added mine. Are you going to add something YOU are loving? It can be anything. A picture. A craft. A smile from your baby. Come join the party! (The party goes live Thursday night, the quicker you enter the higher up your post is!)
Now that is the prettiest little cake ever
Love purple, beautiful job Amanda!
Looks sooo pretty!
MY favorite color
so pretty!! love it
Pretty and simple! I love it
Beautiful! You do amazing work.
I can’t stop looking at this cake! I adore anything purple! Yes, I’ll take the plate with 3 pieces please!
Beautiful! It’d be a shame not to use that cute rectangle plate! Sometimes you sacrifice for the sake of the dishes, yes? Now I need cake!
I love lilacs in the spring. Such a pretty cake, Amanda.
Love it…gonna try that buttercream recipe soon…like maybe today!!
Beautiful, I just love the purple and white! Your cakes always make me smile.
Amazing and simple, most of all beautiful! Love it!
my fav flower, my fav fragrance, gorgeous cake.
Okay so that plate with the three pieces is just for me right
Pretty! Lovely photos too!
So pretty!! Love lilacs!
I think I’d have a love hate relationship with you if we were neighbors lol So much cake but each and every one you make is so pretty and enticing
GORGEOUS!
I’m in awe, seriously. I would love to have a slice of that in front of me just to make me happy. That is a very happy looking piece of cake. Or maybe it’s the flowers. Or maybe it’s the colors? Or maybe I’m just weird. Whatever. It looks awesome!
LOVE this! I wish everyday was full of plates with 3 pieces of cake!!
This is a gorgeous cake! So pretty and elegant!
so fresh looking and my favorite color. Beautiful.
Do you ever get stressed about finding ways to frost cakes? You always make it look so effortless and beautiful!
Beautiful! What tip did you use? Looks like you used a small round tip and just made little loops.
What a beautiful cake, it looks so old-fashioned! All you need is a slice of that and a glass of iced tea!
Thank you
You did brighten my day.
Simply Gorgeous Manda!!
Amanda, your cake is gorgeous, but you know, the first thing I look at now in your posts is which cake platter you’re using! LOL!!
I think I have cake platter envy. Is that wrong?
I’d LOVE to see your collection! Hey, can you post a picture?
Really lovely, and I love the way the pieces look on the plate.
Your posts always make me SO SO hungry for cake! I have to decorate my sister’s wedding cake in UK at end of August – I’ll have the morning of the wedding to do it – any ideas for something quick easy and fail safe?!
I have a cake decorator inside me dying to come out……I look at your beautiful cakes and say to myself “I think I can I think I can” but that’s about as far as I get. I just love your style…sense of color…your beautiful use of the simple……I am a big fan!
Beautiful cake! Lilacs are my favourite flower, and I continue to be in awe of your piping skills. Thank you for always making me SUPER excited when I see a new technique from you
Wow! Lilacs are my favorite flower and this just blows me away. LOVE!
This is so perfect and simple! I am making this ASAP! Or at least something inspired by this. Mine won’t be nearly as gorgeous!
So………… pretty, I love all the different shades of purple with the white! Just a lovely cake for any occasion!!
What tip did you use? So pretty.
It’s so pretty, and you’re so funny and charming.
so adorable! I love it!
That is exquisite! Pretty, dainty and simple but very striking. Love it!
What a gorgeous cake. Lilac is my favorite color and yes, it put a smile on my face seeing this cake. Thanks for sharing.
Amy
Looks AMAZING!!!!!
I wonder how many times I am going to write “you amaze me” on your blog before you get sick of it…?
This cake is so cheery and bight it just makes me smile Amanda!!
Such a sweet, sweet lilac cake. I am gonna “ditto” Georgia’s comment above. Heck i’ll even copy & paste it.
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“I wonder how many times I am going to write “you amaze me” on your blog before you get sick of it…?
xxoo
Oh my goodness. This is so beautiful and just looking at it relaxes me. I am one hour away from company coming for dinner. Wish I had seen this sooner and we would be having it for dessert. Heck, I’ll just print out the picture and put it onto a cake plate! We will be able to save some calories by just staring. Pretty sure my interpretation of your skills would never do it justice. Thanks for always brightening my day. You are amazing!
Why can’t other bakeries be as good as you are? I live in PA… can you move here?
I have cupcakes in my oven right now. I just did the old fill the ice cream cone for the kids. I shouldn’t have looked at your blog b/c now mine look really ugly.
It made me smile. It’s lovely. Congratulations for your blog. It’s delicious!
i love you Amanda . . . i really, really, really do!!
pretty colors! what tip did you use?
Yes, I’ll take all 3 pieces, please.
And WHEN are you moving to Texas?!?! (And are you sick of my asking, yet?)
Lilacs are one of my very favorites. They remind me of my mothers garden growing up.
*snif,snif* This cake is beautiful and sentimental
How beautiful! So simple yet pretty enough to serve as a wedding cake. I love the different shades of purple, and the way some of the flower petals gracefully reach over the top of the cake. Understated elegance. Thank you!
WOW! So pretty, simple and breathtaking all at once!
Def did brighten my day. You never cease to amaze me with your creativity.
The last time I was at TGI Fridays, they served the dessert on those really long plates….but not 3 pieces, dang it! Just one piece, at the end, with swirly berry sauce ending in a piping of whipped yummy! It was gorgeous, and I’ve been looking for those plates ever since! Can’t find them in my usual haunts…..wish I had better stores near me! I think I need a trip to a real city!
Your cake is lovely…..as always! And we could totally be buds…..with no judging….ever! Three pieces….of course! It sounds so natural!
Yep..it did make me smile…and the smile lasted a while too..
it is such a pretty and neat cake.
but why not a picture of the whole cake?..
ohhh my, my mom would so love this!! She loves lila/purple.
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Amanda this is such a great cake, so simple but stylish and elegant at the same time.
How do you do this?!
It brightened my day. For real for real.
Many many blessings and much love,
niner
I love this cake. I just want to say as someone who decorates cakes on a regular basis that I REALLY hope this “vintage” style of cake decorating comes back in style. I know fondant is all the rage and I have worked with it…but I am in love with buttercream and how it looks and the amazing things you can do with it. And no matter how much we kid ourselves fondant will NEVER taste as good as buttercream!
So pretty!
Love how you used 3 different shades of purple! Really adds to the charm of this cake.
Wow! Usually when you cut a cake it destroys the design. But I do believe this cake is even prettier as slices than it is as a whole. Lovely, just lovely. Did you use several different tints of purple for the icing, or did you just not mix it thoroughly in order to have different shades?
I am loving that I WILL take time today to drive out and finally buy myself some cake decorating material. I’ve loved your cakes but have always felt too klutzy to decorate. TODAY IS THE DAY!! Thank you!!!
Oh my goodness, that is such a pretty cake! I’m going to have to try that!
the first thing my brain says when I opened this post is “OMG”. wow – you are quite the artist, quite the creative director of your kitchen! i love knowing you! x
I love lilacs, white cake and seeing your blog in the morning. Thanks Amanda!
Beautiful, simple design that just looks so perfect on the white cake. Oh its just so gorgeous!
how do you come up with the most simple, beautiful cakes? This is stunning…and btw, I LOVE your frosting recipe
Hello i am baker! I wanted to let you know that I tried your chocolate cake recipe and i asolutely love it!! It’s delicious and super moist. Not only do i like it, but my husand also loves it and he’s not too big of a fan of chocolate. Thanks for the great recipe
This is just gorgeous, as always, Amanda! You make the prettiest cakes! And, you have WAY more patience for all of those flower petal pastry tips than I do. I barely use anything other than a round tip these days… I’m slacking!
Wow. That’s just beautiful.
Simple and lovely. What tip did you use for this?
You’re moving to Texas? What about DC? Sorry, Bridget, just throwing in some competition. This cake is just simply beautiful. And wow to your photography, can you give me lessons?
This is absolutely GORGEOUS! OMG how could you ever cut into it and EAT it? It’s too pretty! LOL
So simple and pretty! Thanks for posting it!
Can you give a brief tutorial on this? It is just gorgeous.
This may be my favorite cake to date – stunning!
I have never seen a cake looking that pretty which will for sure brighten up anybody’s day!!
Happy weekend – Kankana
purple is my favorite color, so yes, i’d eat all three pieces and i wouldn’t feel an ounce of guilt in doing so.
How adorable is that? So summery. So delicate! I love it!
Beautiful! I love lilacs!
A plate with 3 slices? My kind of plate!
Gorgeous dear! Happy Sunday Night!
gorgeous cake… just took my breath away!
This looks beautiful and delicious
I hope you don’t mind but I had to pin in on my pinterest board 
http://pinterest.com/ewa_kelly/cakes-buns-and-other-sweet-things/
girl, you amaze me!
I LOVE this cake(I know I sound like a broken record)! The flowers are such pretty colors. Beautiful simplicity!
HI, I saw your cake on mingle monday and i love it
Beautimous! You’re so creative.
It reminds me of my mom and stepdad’s wedding cake. It was covered in violets made of icing.
What size is the tip? Details details!!!!!!!!!! Love it and how long did it take?
Oh wow! Your decorating skills never cease to amaze me. That cake is fantastic! I’d love for you to stop by for the recipe swap I host every Wednesday to show off your gorgeous cake. Have a blessed day
Katie
Your cakes are so beautiful! You have a true gift.
I thought I commented yesterday, but I guess I didn’t! What I *did* do is go out and buy those tips today so that I can replicate this the next time I make cupcakes. Thanks for your tips!
This is just about the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen! Lilacs are my favorite flowers, and I would love this to be my next birthday cake
This would def brighten my day : ) beautiful!
Gorgeous! Purple is my favorite color.
Wow, o I wish you’d show us the how to of the flowers
Please, please.
Hullo – could please you tell me /us how you made these wee flowers?