Things You'll Need:
- 3 Tier Decorative Plate Holder
- 3 Glass Plates
- White Cake Mix
- 2 Cake Pans
- One-Step Cake Release
- Buttercream Frosting (See Resources for recipe)
- Icing bag and decorative tips
- Colored ribbon
- Artificial flowers
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Step 1
Bake twelve cakes. You will need 6 boxes of white cake mix, since each box will make two 9-inch circle cakes. Each tier of the 3-tier cake will have four layers. Coat each pan with one-step cake release before pouring the batter to make sure you will be able to easily remove the cake from the pan after it is cooled.
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Step 2
Once the cakes have cooled to room temperature, remove them from the cake pans and move them to a cooling rack. Place the cakes on the cooling rack in the refrigerator to make them firm for frosting.
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Step 3
While the cakes are getting nice and cold, make the buttercream frosting. See Resources below for a great buttercream frosting recipe. Homemade frosting will make the cakes taste fantastic and will give you more control over the thickness and consistency.
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Step 4
Remove the cakes from the refrigerator. Stack the cakes into three larger cakes of 4 layers each onto each cake plate. Spread a thin layer of buttercream frosting between each layer to "paste" them together. If the cakes are very round on top, use a large knife or cake leveler to trim the top off and make it flat. You should now have three tall cakes. If you would like, you can also spread cake/pie filling between each layer for extra flavor!
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Step 5
Place the cakes in the refrigerator to allow them to harden again. This will help keep them from slipping around when you spread the next layer of frosting.
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Step 6
After the cakes have had a chance to firm up again, remove them from the refrigerator and apply the crumb layer. Use a heavy hand with the frosting: this layer will trap all the crumbs so you can apply a second smooth, even layer of frosting without disturbing the actual cake. Don't worry about making it perfect. Return the cakes to the refrigerator. If you are in a hurry, move them to the freezer instead.
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Step 7
Next you will add the final layer of frosting before decorating it. This time apply a thin layer of frosting, but be careful to make this layer very smooth. Use a large spatula and work slowly in a circle around the cake. While you are working on one cake, leave the other two in the fridge.
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Step 8
Cut a piece of colored ribbon to the circumference of the cake and wrap around the base of the cake, carefully pressing into the frosting to keep it in place.
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Step 9
Using an icing bag and decorative tip, pipe swirls around the whole cake above the ribbon. You can use the buttercream frosting for a monotone look or use a special white decorative icing you can buy from the store for a little more contrast.
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Step 10
Place the cakes on the 3 tier plate holder. Add artificial flowers as an embellishment.













Comments
edieness said
on 6/2/2009 You did a great job on this one. 5*