St. Patrick’s Day Inspiration

It’s already St. Patrick’s Day… what?! I guess it’s true what they say, when you’re having fun, time really does fly.

I’m always looking for a reason to decorate a cake and lucky for me, St. Patrick’s Day gave me a perfectly good reason to go all out with my turntable and food coloring.

The Cake

Probably every baker that you know has a little secret… a secret that allows them to decorate cakes quickly and with minimal waste - a dummy cake! I have a dummy cake that is comprised of cake layers from recipe testing that didn’t quite turn out how I wanted them. When I get to use those layers in a dummy cake, it’s a win-win! No waste and a pretty cake! At least on the outside.

The inside of this cake is a hodge-podge of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry cake layers. Okay, enough of the boring stuff.

Can We Skip to the Good Part?

Gosh, I thought you’d never ask!

Decorating this cake can be broken down into a few simple steps:

1. Fill and stack using buttercream colored with AmeriColor food gels

2. Trace shamrocks onto the sides of the cake and “paint” them

3. Pipe a rope border around the top of the cake using Wilton’s 1M tip

4. Assemble the fondant rainbow and allow it to dry

5. Place the rainbow, leprechaun, and pot of gold

6. Top it off with some of my most favorite sprinkles from Sprinkle Pop Shop

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friends!

Enjoy!