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Mother’s Day Floral Cake Recipe 🌸🎂

💖 A beautifully decorated floral cake to make Mom’s day extra special! 🌸🎂✨
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • For the Buttercream Frosting:
  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream or milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pink purple, or pastel food coloring
  • Edible flowers or piped buttercream flowers for decoration

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 8-inch cake pans.
  2. In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
  4. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk, mixing until smooth.
  5. Divide batter between pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  6. Let cakes cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting:
  1. Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, then mix in vanilla and cream until fluffy.
  2. Divide frosting into bowls and tint with food coloring.
  3. Frost the cake and pipe buttercream flowers or top with edible flowers.

Notes

Estimated Cost: ~$12-18
(Cost varies based on ingredients and decorations.)