Did you know that the Rose is the National Flower?
“The rose was designated the official flower and floral emblem of the United States of America in 1986”
People have been asking for over a year now for a video tutorial for the Rose Cake. After posting the Neapolitan Rose Cake a week ago and getting a few more requests, I finally did it!
While I will probably still refer folks to my original tutorial, this little video shows you a couple fun things:
1. How to make it with different colors. (So this will apply to the Neapolitan Cake as well as any Ombre effect you might desire)
2. Just how quick and easy it is.
This video is mostly in real time. You really truly can frost a cake like this in less than 10 minutes. And if you are making all one color it is even quicker.
As you can tell, I made this cake in honor of patriotism… Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Veterans Day, Flag Day, an Inauguration, basically any occasion that red white and blue is appropriate!
How I prepare to frost a Rose Cake:
I get all my frosting’s ready and place in plastic disposable pastry bags.
I then prepare a bag with a 1M tip in it for every color I am using. Here I used three colors, so I had three bags ready. You can go through a lot of frosting making those roses, and its good to have an extra bag ready to switch out.
Also, I really didn’t do a crumb coat. I have done it with and without a crumb coat and find they both work. The reason I can get away with not doing a crumb coat is because I tend to squish my roses together to avoid any dead space.
When making the bottom layer of blue roses around the cake, I tried to stop applying pressure at the top of my rose, where the next layer would be covering. Then simply go right over that edge on your next row. Overlapping is a very good thing with this cake!
As you can see in the video, I went fast and didn’t worry about perfection with each individual rosette.
If you didn’t like how one of your roses looked, simply wipe it off the cake and re-pipe it. Easy peasy! 🙂
There is no editing (other than exposure/color) done to the pictures I have posted. (The pictures were actually taken with my phone.) It’s the same cake in the pictures and video.
The ending cake is still pretty good, even though you saw many errors throughout the video. That is just a testimony to how forgiving the Rose Technique is!
A few have asked, so here is a link to the gel food coloring I use to achieve such deep colors!
I’m not sure if this link will work, but I made these Memorial Day cupcakes that will most definitely be making a comeback for The Fourth of July! Super easy, just divide your white cake batter into thirds, color one red and one blue and spoon the layers into your cupcake liners! I did tie-dye icing to make them even better! I wanted to thank you for the inspiration to start baking! I am making my first anniversary rose cake for a friends GrandParents next week! https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552842_10151020968617625_221765322_n.jpg
Hello! The cakes look so elegant!!! Thank you so much for the tutorial and the tips. I have a question though…I have a number 20 tip. Its an open star tip, but much smaller than the 1m (or 2110)
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=pg_openstartips
Can I still due to the roses with the smaller tip??
Im assuming since the size is smaller, I shouldnt even attempt to make big roses…so I guess id need to make smaller roses??
Or should I go get the 1m tip?
I would appreciate any suggestions or help from anyone who has attempted this….
THANK YOU!!!
You can really use any tip you prefer! I would try one with the tip you have… I bet you will love it! 🙂
Do you have a recipe of the frosting posted anywhere? I always try to make my own but it always turns out flat and runny. It won’t hold into the shape. It just drips down the cake. Could you give me the recipe for yours if you don’t have it posted anywhere?
This is a recipe that works very well. You can use half butter and half crisco if you prefer. 🙂 https://iambaker.net/the-perfect-crusting-buttercream
Thanks I look forward to making it! And also use it with those cupcakes on your other post!
Wow! What a great idea for 4th of July. Thanks so much for posting a video, too–so helpful!
Love the colors. They were very difficult to find however. I am on backorder from Ateco and hope they get here in time for the 4th of July. What a great looking cake. And easy!
I was looking at my baking pantry and realized I have a Star cake pan that I have never used. I’m going to try this cake with the star pan using small roses. Hope it works out. I just think it would be a cool look.
soo beautiful im trying this for the fourth of july this year.
What piping tip are you using?
What type of icing do you use?
Such a awesome cake! I plan on making this for tomorrow. Wondering about how many cups of icing u tinted of each color.