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let's make a birthday cake in five
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simple Steps step one choose the size of
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your cake this is based on how many
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people you're serving for example a 6-in
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cake like this serves 12 to 18 people
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depending on how big you cut the slices
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and an 8-in cake will serve 28 to 32
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people but your cake design or how you
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decorate it will factor in two because
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let's say you're serving 30 people so
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you need an 8 in cake recipe if you want
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to put a design on the side of a cake
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like this one with painted buttercream
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flowers you'll need a tall cake so you
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might choose a 2 or three layer 8in cake
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recipe but bake it in four 6in pans to
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get the same amount of cake but with
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much taller sides to make space for your
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design the same for this reindeer cake
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for 30 people for the face I need a tall
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space on the sides of my cake so I baked
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my 8 in perfect chocolate cake recipe in
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four 6in pans you might need to adjust
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the baking time on the recipe so start
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checking the layers in the oven 5
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minutes before the time stated on the
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recipe and you're looking for layers
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that spring back up when you poke them I
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like to put characters on the sides of
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cakes because they're more visible than
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on the top of a cake like this alien o
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from the movie home when the cake is on
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a dessert table or you're singing happy
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birthday or cutting the cake it's the
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sides not the top that you're looking at
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but for a design or message on the top
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of the cake you don't need that height
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so you could bake the same 8in cake
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recipe in 2 or 3 8 in layers which makes
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more sense for a design like this step
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two is to choose the flavors for the
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cake the cake layers of course but also
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the filling strawberry jam duls ele or
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caramel lemon curd chocolate chip cookie
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dough or buttercream which can also be
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the frosting flavored with freeze-dried
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strawberries or chocolate or Oreo
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cookies or endless other ingredients or
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use whipped cream for frosting or cooked
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eggnog frosting there are so many flavor
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options and endless combinations of
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flavors to put this all together choose
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a cakeboard at least 2 in wider than
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your cake layers and spread a bit of
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your frosting onto the middle to act as
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glue push your first cake layer onto
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that to attach it to the board and then
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spread on your filling if it's
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buttercream you can spread it right up
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to the edges but for runny fillings
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there's an extra step you can spread a
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thin layer of buttercream onto each cake
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layer first to prevent the filling from
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absorbing into the cake but then you'll
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need to pipe a ring of buttercream
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around the edge of the cake using a
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Piping Bag and this this is called a
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buttercream Dam and it acts as a wall to
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hold the filling within it so it doesn't
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ooze out from between the cake layers
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once the cake is assembled you'll need a
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crumb coat which is a thin layer of
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frosting to completely cover the cake
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and trap any crumbs that come off the
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cake while you're spreading the frosting
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on it's best to do this after chilling
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the cake in the fridge for 30 minutes or
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the freezer for 15 minutes so it's firm
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and doesn't slide or wobble or lean as
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you frost it you'll typically use the
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same flavor and color as your final coat
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of Frost FR in it doesn't need to be
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neat because it's going to be covered up
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in a minute now you're ready for the fun
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part step three is to choose a frosting
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technique smooth it with a cake comb or
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use any of these techniques from my free
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online course on 10 frosting techniques
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which you can take Now by clicking the
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link to my cake School up in the top of
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the screen or the link is in the video
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description too each step is broken down
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step by step so you can follow along and
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create stunning cakes step four is to
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choose a decorating technique I have an
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online course on 10 decorating
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techniques too all of which you can do
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with just an offset spatula or pallet
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knife or a Piping Bag or parchment paper
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or wax paper or sprinkles you'll find
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this course on my cakes school on
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British gb.com too step five is to add a
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message to your cake you can Pipe One
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using a small round piping tip to pipe
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lines or pipe tiny dots also using a
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small round piping tip and this is
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easier I think than piping lines because
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you don't need to maintain a consistent
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pressure on the piping bag and you don't
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need to move at a consistent speed
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either you just go dot by Dot and you
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can score the shape of the letters with
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a toothpick before you start as a guide
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if you like another way to add a message
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is to create an edible cake topper
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message like this one by melting
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chocolate and then spooning it into a
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Ziploc bag and cutting a tiny piece off
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one corner squeeze the chocolate out
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through the hole to make a message then
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stick a toothpick into the bottom of
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each l or group of letters and pipe over
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it with more chocolate and you can pour
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colored sugar or sprinkles onto the
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chocolate and it will stick and when the
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chocolate sets after about 30 minutes at
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room temperature or 15 minutes in the
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fridge lift the letters up and push them
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into your cake I have another free
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tutorial on edible cake toppers and the
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link is in the top of the screen and in
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the video description so are you ready
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to make a birthday cake ask me any
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questions in the comments and visit my
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cake school on British bak.rr.com
