I had no intentions of making a Rose Cake. Â I was actually planning on doing a tutorial for this cake, but something happened.
I was so inspired by the whimsical beauty of the MacKenzie-Childs products, I just couldnt help myself! Â Since I knew the interior was a checkboard design, I thought the soft Rosette’s would be the perfect compliment.
 
In addition the the cake interior, the Rose’s seemed a perfect compliment to the beautiful cake stand the cake was sitting on.
To  pipe the rose’s I followed my Original Rose Cake Tutorial.
For the interior I slightly modified my Vertical Layer Cake Tutorial.  I made the layers white and a pale yellow, trying to replicate the same design that is on the cake stand and accessories.
Then, instead of placing the same color layers directly on top of each other, I just switched out the layers to make a checkerboard pattern.  SO easy!  Of course, you can always buy the checkerboard pan too. 😉
Wouldn’t this cake be fun customized to your favorite colors? Â Maybe a favorite football team for a Superbowl party? Â I love the idea of adding a bit of a feminine touch to the party!
Find a full tutorial (with VIDEO) on how to make a checkerboard cake here!
Seriously. You are a flippin genious!
Coolest thing I have ever seen! EVER!!
This cake is sooooo beautiful, I entered your draw so I could try and make the very same cake for our summer family reunion this summer (haven’t seen my sister in 7 years!) She would be floored haha
IF I EVERY GET MARRIED AGAIN THIS IS THE CAKE FOR ME
that cake makes me hungry!!!
I LURVE THIS!
Can I admit something here? I love cool “insides” of cakes but I am too chicken to make them. I remember staring at your heart tutorial for hours but I still couldn’t get up the guts to make it. Your checkboard cake is perfect. But I am going to get over my fear and give this a shot.
Melissa… you are such a talented baker. You can TOTALLY do it! 🙂
There was no “Like” button on one of your rafflecopter entries….I believe it was the Like for I Am Baker….?
I made an ombré rose cake for my daughter-in-law’s baby shower yesterday. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!
That is so beautiful! I tend to think of checkerboard cakes as being “black and white” but your creation is so much more delicate and elegant looking! LOVE it! Oh, and love the stand and server too gorgeous!
Cat
OMG! I just looked at their catalog and if I win, which I would absolutley love too, I would have such a hard time choosing how I wanted to spend the money. So beautiful and whimsical! Love the cake too! Have done this rosette design and it turns out very elegant. Thank you!