It’s not just bees, beetles and all sorts of bugs who look forward to sunny days when the flowers blossom in all their colorful and fragrant splendor — people also enjoy the beauty of flowers in full bloom. Hydrangeas are particularly beloved by keen gardeners. With this recipe, you can now appreciate them on your dessert plate and not just in your garden.
Hydrangea Flower Cakes
Create beautiful hydrangea flower cakes with this simple and ingenious trick!
Equipment
- Blender
- Springform Pan (4 inches)
- Electric whisk
- Piping bag with star-shaped nozzle
Ingredients
- 5 flour flour
- 6 oz sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 oz soft butter
- 2 oz egg white
- 4 fl oz milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla flavoring
- food coloring blue, purple, pink and white
- 12 oz icing sugar
- 3 oz egg white
- 1 pinch salt
- 12 oz soft butter
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for the sponge in a blender and mix until you have a uniform, creamy batter.
- Divide the batter into four equal portions. Add food coloring to three portions: one drop of blue, three drops of purple, and one drop of pink. Put alternating spoonfuls of the different colors into a small springform pan (4 inches) until half full. Stir to create a marbling effect. Bake for 35 minutes at 350°F.
- Beat icing sugar, egg white, and salt with an electric whisk until the mixture is silky. Add the butter and beat it in.
- Remove the cooled cakes from the pans and cut each one horizontally into three slices. Spread buttercream on each layer and reassemble the cakes. Cover the outside with buttercream.
- Divide the remaining buttercream into three portions and color them purple, blue, and white. Spread layers of each color on plastic wrap, roll it up, and place it in a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle. Dot the cakes with the icing to create hydrangea flowers.
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Every baker can adapt the color combination according to their preferences. If you want something a little less labor-intensive, you can also decorate cupcakes like this. The cakes won’t take up quite as much space as they won’t be completely covered in buttercream.