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Slice of multi-colored frosted cake on grey plate.

Springtime Cake Decorating Ideas: Brighten Up Your Gathering with This Adorable Sun-Kiss

Brighten up your next gathering with this adorable sun-kissed cake! This recipe provides easy-to-follow instructions for decorating a cake with a springtime theme, perfect for any celebration.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake and Frosting
  • 1 Baked cake (any flavor, round shape) pre-baked
  • 2 cups Yellow buttercream frosting
  • 1/2 cup Orange buttercream frosting
  • 1/4 cup White buttercream frosting
  • 1/4 cup Green buttercream frosting
Tools
  • Piping bags as needed
  • Star piping tip
  • Round piping tip
  • Small offset spatula
Optional Decorations
  • Yellow sprinkles (optional)
  • Edible sugar flowers (optional)

Method
 

  1. Frost the entire cake with a smooth layer of yellow buttercream.
  2. Pipe a ring of orange buttercream around the top edge of the cake to create a 'sun' effect.
  3. Fill in the center of the orange ring with more yellow buttercream stars.
  4. Pipe small 'grass' tufts around the base of the cake using green buttercream.
  5. Add small dots of white buttercream between the grass tufts for 'flowers'.
  6. Optionally, sprinkle yellow sprinkles on the top of the cake.
  7. Place edible sugar flowers strategically around the cake.

Notes

For a more vibrant sun, use gel food coloring to intensify the orange buttercream.