How to Decorate a Black & Gold Star Birthday Cake
You can't celebrate a birthday or throw a party without having a cool cake. Consider making a star-shaped cake for the star in your life. Decorating the cake with black and gold elements is a good option when you will be decorating your party space with those colors. Bake the cake using a star-shaped baking pan to make sure your cake looks professional and flawless. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Oven
- Cake batter
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Star-shaped pan
- Toothpick
- Cooling rack
- Cake platter
- Tan frosting
- Gold sugar
- Black frosting
- Pastry bag
- Round chocolate candies
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to the temperature indicated on your box of cake mix or the recipe you are using.
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Prepare your cake batter according to the directions on your box of cake mix or your recipe.
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Spray your star-shaped cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
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Pour your cake batter inside the pan. Drop the pan lightly on your countertop a couple of times to make sure the cake batter settles inside the nooks and crannies of the cake pan.
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Bake your cake for the amount of time indicated on your recipe. Check the cake to make sure it is done by poking a toothpick inside its center. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking.
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Turn the cake out of the pan and place it on a cooling rack. Allow the cake to cool completely.
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Place the cake on the center of a cake platter. Frost the cake using tan icing. You can make your own tan frosting using white icing and a couple of drops of brown food coloring. Otherwise, use a hazelnut-flavored frosting.
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Sprinkle gold sugar all over the top and sides of the cake until it is completely covered. You can find gold sanding sugar at specialty baking stores and in many supermarkets. This will make the cake look gold and sparkling.
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Fill a pastry bag with black frosting. Write a birthday message on the center of the cake.
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Place round chocolate candies around the perimeter of the cake for an extra embellishment.
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