Pink Heaven Party IdeasSimple Birthday Cake Recipes
Birthday cake recipes are not only simple to make but they also taste delicious.
Some people are great cooks. Others, like me, are not so good and baking a birthday cake that will be on show to everyone is more than a little daunting.
But never fear the Pink Heaven Party Angel is here to save the day with these simple birthday cake recipes.
All you need to get started is a birthday cake idea, the correct ingredients and some basic equipment.
EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED
Most of the equipment you need to create a birthday cake will be found in your kitchen.But if, like me, you don't usually bake there may be a thing or two that you need to buy.
Also, once you decided on your birthday cake idea, you need to ask yourself a few questions before you can get started:
"What type of cake am I making e.g. sponge, chocolate etc?"
"What shape and sized cake tins do I need and how many?"
"Am I having a filling e.g. jam or frosting?"
"What am I using to decorate the cake?"
You can then make sure that you have everything you need before starting. Here is some basic equipment you may need:
- An oven
- Mixing bowls
- Relevant cake tins
- A whisk (electric is best)
- A spatula
- A wire cooling rack
- A measuring cup
- Teaspoon
Once you have all the equipment you need. Choose a birthday cake recipe from below and let's get baking!
BIRTHDAY CAKE RECIPES
Vanilla Sponge Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Put the flours in a bowl together and set aside. Then in a large bowl cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, whilst continuing to beat. Add the rest of the ingredients, again one by one and continuing to beat until fully mixed.
Divide the mixture into two (9 inch) round cake tins and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Leave to cool on a wire rack before icing.
Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Self Raising Flour
- 1 Cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 2 blocks chocolate, melted
Directions
Mix all the dry ingredients together then whisk the eggs and sugar in separate bowl. Then tip the dry ingredients into the bowl with the eggs and sugar, slowly adding the oil.
Mix in the melted chocolate and tip into the cake tins (makes enough for two 9 inch round tins), then bake for 30 - 40 minutes
Leave to cool on a wire rack before icing
CAKE DECORATING IDEAS
Once your cake is completely cooled you will need to ice it. You can either buy ready made icing or make your own frosting. Here is a simple frosting recipe.
Vanilla Butter cream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
In large bowl, beat together ingredients and mix till smooth. Add additional milk, if necessary, 1 teaspoon at a time until frosting is desired spreading consistency.
Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Melt butter in a large microwave safe bowl; stir in cocoa. Add powdered sugar alternately with milk and vanilla, beating to spreading consistency.
Now it's time to get creative! Decorate your cake to suit your chosen theme with sweets, chocolates, plastic decorations etc.
The easiest way to decorate a cake is to cover with ready made roll on icing, using food coloring for different colors.
You could also spread butter cream, frosting or chocolate icing over the cake for different effects.
If you have just a shaped cake that is going to have a picture of something on the top then it is easy to make that picture out of colored royal icing and then stick onto the top of the cake.
The same goes if you only need to put plastic figures on the top of the cake.
But what if the birthday cake idea you have in mind is a creation of different sponge shapes and sizes and needs to be built up and decorated?
Stuck for ideas visit kids party ideas, teen party ideas or birthday cake ideas which feature some great themed ideas.
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