Description
This decorated multi-tier cake is perfect for any occasion and features delicious homemade or box cake with a delightful frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of your favorite cake mix or homemade cake recipe, prepared
- 1–2 11 containers of your favorite frosting or batch of homemade frosting (*I used organic Miss Jones Baking Frosting!)
- Natural food coloring
- Natural pearl sprinkles (I used white & pink!)
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to your cake recipe’s instructions.
- Prepare your cake according to its instructions. You can use a box cake mix or homemade cake of your choice; I’ve linked some of my favorite cake recipes in the notes but I also love using Simple Mills cake mix for a paleo/gluten-free/dairy-free/refined sugar-free option!
- Grease the multi-tier cake pan WELL. Fill it about 3/4 of the way full (it’ll rise!). I usually get 1 1/2 cakes out of one box. Typically I’ll frost one for the holiday and keep the smaller one to enjoy myself, however you could decorate both for a larger and smaller cake!
- While the cakes are cooling, make your frosting. If using store-bought frosting, simply add it to a large bowl and add a few drops of natural green food coloring. I like to add just a few at a time and add more as needed until it’s the color I like.
- Remove the cakes from the pan. You can use a sharp knife to cut off the bottom of the cakes so they sit flat. Spread a light layer of frosting all over the cakes.
- Add the remaining frosting to a piping bag with a large circle tip.
- Pipe frosting in large circles on the bottom tier all around the bottom of the cake (see video). Then take the frosting knife and holding it handle-up, press the end of the knife flat into one round of frosting at a time. You’ll want to press somewhat firmly, and drag the knife upward to create the shape shown in the photo above.
- Repeat this on each round. Move to the second tier and repeat the same steps (piping rounds of frosting, then using the knife to spread it upward). When you get to the top of the cake, I like to pipe smaller rounds around the edges of the top and pipe them towards the very center of the cake. You’ll place a bow on top so it’s okay if it’s not perfect! You can also go over the same ‘leaf’ to smooth it out if it didn’t look perfect the first time.
- Add some pearl sprinkles to the ends of the ‘leaves’ and place a bow on top!
Notes
- You can use a box cake mix or homemade cake of your choice!
- I’ve linked some of my favorite cake recipes in the notes but I also love using Simple Mills cake mix for a paleo/gluten-free/dairy-free/refined sugar-free option!
- Keep an eye on the cakes to ensure they don’t over-bake.
- Let cakes cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg