Pink Ombre
Vanilla Cake
Ingredients for
the cake
450g caster sugar
450g unsalted butter or margarine
9 eggs, lightly beaten
450g self-raising flour
1 tbsp vanilla essence
Strawberry jam
Ingredients for
the buttercream
250 unsalted butter
250g vegetable fat (Trex)
1kg icing sugar sifted
1 tbsp vanilla essence
Pink gel food colouring
Decorating the outside of a cake to make it look mouth-
wateringly inviting has long been the goal of most cake makers.
But recently I have turned my attention to the inside of the cake.
Who says a sponge has to be plain? Why not colour it up?
In recent months I have been asked to make all sorts – from rainbow cakes and cakes
with confetti sprinkles to polka dots and even leopard print. Leopard print is quite tricky
but achieving an interesting effect inside your cake to impress your guests is quite
straightforward.
This pink ombre vanilla cake is a great way to introduce colour on the inside. You can
change the colour to blue, orange, green or even purple if you prefer. It’s perfect for a
birthday cake, a gender reveal cake or even just for an afternoon tea.
Ingredients for
the royal icing
250g icing sugar approx
1 egg white
Equipment
needed
Standing mixer or hand mixer
Palette knife
Cake side scraper/smoother
Piping nozzles
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