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!
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Thank you Amanda for posting this tutorial! I’m absolutely in love with your cake and can’t wait to try and make it for my Mum for her birthday and/or Mothers day (her birthday is May 2nd, and Mothers day is the 2nd Sunday in May in Australia – is it the same elsewhere?) <3
Another gorgeous cake! I’m definitely swooning. 🙂
Oh my goodness, that cake is so cool! I love it for mother’s day…hmmm, wonder if I could do it…
Oh, this is gorgeous. Hydrangeas always remind me of my dear Nan, who passed away two years ago. This would be perfect for Mothers Day to remember her. S x
This may not be the most difficult-to-make cake you’ve shared, but out of all your amazing creations, this one is my very favourite 🙂 Blue hydrangeas are my absolute most favourite flower, and the way you’ve recreated hydrangeas with icing is just amazing 🙂 LOVE IT!
Just gorgeous Amanda!! You inspire me to try all these fun things!!
Your hydrangea cake is positively GORGEOUS!
You ooze talent girl!
And you make it look so easy! I am super grateful you do tutorials!
xoxo
So very, very lovely. I heart this cake.
Breathtakingly gorgeous!