Birthday celebrations are some of the most awaited special occasions, everyone has their own special day for the celebrations. Make the best impressions on your near and dear ones on their birthday with a special birthday cake to express your love and best wishes. There is a wide variety of stunning birthday cake recipes from which to choose. In this post, we share some of the stunning birthday cake recipes for special occasions. Read on.
Vanilla frosting chocolate cake
Ingredients
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- A teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 6 large egg yolks, room temperature
Chocolate frosting
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- A sprinkle of kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons of whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sprinkles
Cake baking Instructions
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add in the liquid ingredients such as milk and vanilla extract. In another bowl mix sugar and butter, and add two yolks until the mixture is watery – then add to the cake batter. Pour the cake batter into a prepared 9 inches round pan (with parchment paper, butter, or nonstick spray) – place in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Rotate the pans for an even light golden brown crust. Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool for at least 15 minutes and let it cool completely.
Chocolate frosting
Use a baking knife to trim off the dome shape and any uneven surfaces. In a mixing bowl, mix in cocoa powder, salt, milk, and vanilla. Mix until light and fluffy.
Decorations
Spread 1 tablespoon. frosting in the centre of a platter. Place 1 cake layer, top side down, in the centre. Evenly spread 1 ½ cups frosting on top of the cake with an offset spatula, pressing frosting outward toward edges. Spread two cups of frosting on the cake. Chill for at least 15 minutes to let the frosting set.
Giant donut cake
Ingredients
- 230 grams of unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 230 grams of caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 230 grams of sifted self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons of whole milk
Vanilla icing
- 500 grams of icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste
- ¼ cup of whole or full-fat milk
- Pink natural food colouring
Giant sprinkles:
- 100 grams of fondant icing
- Food colouring in yellow, pink, and pastel blue.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. In a mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs – add a spoonful of flour with each egg. And mix in the remaining flour, baking powder and salt, trying not to overwork it.
Pour the batter into a baking 23-centimetre ring baking pan and bake for at least 30 minutes or until a toothpick/cocktail stick comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool. Then decorate with the lip-smacking giant sprinkles.
Red Velvet Snowball Cake
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups of cake flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon of grated bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup of buttermilk
- 1 bottle red food colouring
- 4 teaspoons of distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ cup of unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups of sugar
- 2 large eggs
Frosting:
- 2 tablespoons of white chocolate
- ¼ cup of thick cream
- 2 packs of cream cheese
- ½ cup of unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups of baking sugar
- 1 ½ cups of shredded coconut
Cake baking instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease two 9-inch baking pans with butter, parchment paper, or baking spray, and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients; flour, grated chocolate, cocoa & baking powder, and salt. In another clean bowl pour in the liquid ingredients; buttermilk, vanilla, food colouring, and baking soda. And then in a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and butter until the mixture is light. gradually add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture. When done, pour the batter into your baking pan and bake for at least 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Frosting
Mix cream cheese, vanilla, and butter until light. Add white-chocolate mixture until fluffy. Gradually add caster sugar until combined.
Decorations
Use a long baking knife (serrated knife) to cut 4 layers. Encrust the cake layer with one full cup of frosting. Repeat with the remaining 3 layers, frosting the top and sides of the cake. Complete the cake decorations by sprinkling fine coconut shavings on the cake.
Now that you know some of the most trending birthday cake ideas, prepare for the ultimate birthday cake surprise by practising new cake decorating techniques. If you are short on time for the cake baking and decorating tasks, you can always buy a lip-smacking and well-decorated cake online.
