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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You make it look so easy! I am really awful with that pastry tip, though. Flowers are always my downfall. I know my cake wouldn’t look nearly as pretty as yours does!
I just want to say that you are the most incredible baker i have ever “seen” and tha most generous! I am a BIG fan in Portugal. Thank you for the inspiration!
Wow. I may enjoy baking, but this is definitely beyond me. Impressive stuff.
you have such lovely ideas and you make them seem so easy to execute. bless your heart, that’s all i can say. 🙂
This cake looks beautiful, and definitely perfect for Mother’s Day! Bookmarking it for sure 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you! I am so excited that you shared this! The cake looked amazingly beautiful but I didn’t think I could ever make something like that – now I think I can and can’t wait to try it!
This is so pretty!!! Love the way the whole cake is covered with the flowers. 🙂
Oh that was one gorgeous cake!! I may do something like that for my mom-in-law, she loves hydrangeas. I did a video a couple years showing how to make them on cuppies, pretty much the same technique but I added some yellow for the center and a leaf here and here:
I’m surprised this is your first attempt at making hydrangeas because your cake is absolutely stunning! I have a feeling that you’re one of those ultra-talented people who succeeds at anything you put your hand to. I’d love to see this cake with blue/green variegated hydrangeas.
What a fabulous way to decorate a cake! It is so bright and girly! I love it. I am going to test this out as soon as I can. And yes, I think that pale pink and white would look gorgeous. I would have never guessed that you’re new to piping flowers.