I decorated this cake in six minutes last night.
Seriously. It took maybe six minutes to cover the whole cake.
I did that because I wanted to show you the tutorial that I promised on how to make this delish Chocolate Hazelnut cake.
So now YOU can decorate a cake in six minutes.
They sure look alike huh? LOL
I did use the same technique, just a different sized decorators tip!
This is a 9PT tip.
And this…
is a 2A tip!
1. Apply gentle pressure to bag and place some frosting on your cake.
2. Make a ‘dot’ with your tip.
3. Using the pressure of the tip, push down and away. (Like you are moving the tip away from the dot, but taking a bit of the frosting with you.)
Repeat this over the entire cake and you are all done!
It’s a quick process and has a big impact.
The Perfect Crusting Buttercream
Ingredients
- 7 ½ cups (2 pounds / 937 g) confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup shortening, or ½ cup room temperature butter and ½ cup shortening (See alternate method of making buttercream if using butter and shortening.)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, use clear if want white frosting
- ½-¾ cup whole milk, as needed for desired consistency
- 1 pinch kosher salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream shortening and vanilla (2-4 minutes).
- Add in the confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time. If you find your mixer struggling, slowly add in milk. Use more milk for a creamy consistency; use less milk for a stiff consistency. Finally, add salt.
Alternate Method (Using ½ cup butter and ½ cup shortening)
- Place room temperature butter and shortening in the bowl of a stand mixer. Put the entire 2-pound bag (7½ cups) of confectioners' sugar on top. Then, add vanilla, ½ cup milk, and salt.
- Turn the mixer on low and mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Turn the mixer up to medium-high and mix for 2-4 minutes. Add more milk, if needed, to reach desired consistency.
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This looks like little pink marshmallows! I’m into it 🙂 Also, I love the vertical stripes one, too.
I love how puffy and billow-y the piping looks!
Super-cute. I just love pink frosting, it’s so pretty. Love that tip! Great cake Amanda.
I love just love to curl up in the middle of those gorgeous, pink puffs of yumminess…
I love the color of the frosting, this is such a cute, girly cake!
I meant to say *would* just love curl up…
Totally fabulous!! Each one is so uniform! lol
Very nice and easy, my kind of decorating. 🙂
I always love your creative ideas for frosting cakes…so simple but so unique and elegant!!
Amanda
Once again something creative and fun! Love it and wish I could taste it. 🙂 How that sweet boy of yours doing??
Kristin