Just in case anyone wanted to make their own Hydrangea Cake, here a a couple quick tips to make it easier for you!
First, I baked my cake. I just did a regular white cake with the lemon curd filling and lemon frosting. (Seriously delish.. and perfect for spring or Mothers Day!)
I used 8in pans then carved around the edges to make my ‘bouquet’ shape.
You can also bake cake in round pyrex bowl or basketball cake pan or something round.
I then covered the cake in buttercream frosting and chilled it in the fridge.
For the flowers, I used the rest of my buttercream, making sure the consistency was on the thicker side. Pick the colors that you prefer, and create three of four variations for your petals.
Using a #104 tip with the small edge out, I just piped out four petals to each flower.
I think the actual hydrangea petals are a bit more flat, so if you can master the tip you can create a more realistic looking petal!
(This was my first time trying this flower… I am hoping to improve more for next time… I also want to make this cake in white and pale pink… can’t you just see it???)
I started with one color in one section then made a bunch of flowers overlapping each other again and again.
Then went back in with another color and started adding more flowers. Anytime I saw a flower that I didn’t think was good enough I just added a new one on top of it!
This is a really forgiving and easy technique… you really can’t go wrong!
And when you are all done, you get this…
Hope you will try it.
And be sure to leave a link and let me know if you did!
This is the most beautiful cake, I wouldn’t even want to cut into it!!
You make it look so simple!
This is the most beautiful cake, I wouldn’t even want to cut into it!!
You make it look so simple!
Such a wonderful creation! Well done.
That is awesome! Hydrangeas and roses were my wedding flowers. I can see this as dessert for an anniversary dinner. Great idea and tutorial.
This is so beautiful!
Seriously, the most gorgeous cake I have EVER seen.
So gorgeous! These look better than the real deal!
So gorgeous! These look better than the real deal!
oh, good heavens. You make everything look so EASY!! I did your rose cake the other day, and called it a “rosie posie cake.” It was a HUGE hit with the birthday girl! Maybe someday I can work up to a cake like this. *grin*
fantastica!