MERMAID CAKE
Create a cake with the wow factor with our colourful ombre mermaid. It's a baking challenge but makes a magical party cake for kids and grown-ups alike
Provided by Liberty Mendez
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- If you're making the mermaid tails, melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl in 20-second bursts in the microwave, stirring after each turn. Pour into the tail moulds and small shells, and put on a small tray flat in the freezer for 15-20 mins until set. You can repeat this for four tails if you only have one mould.
- Once set, remove from the mould, mix the lustre with ¼ tsp of water and paint it onto the mermaid tails (see tip, below). Put back on a plate or tray in the freezer until needed.
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base of three 18cm sandwich cake tins with baking parchment. Using a stand mixer or electric hand whisk, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder and flour until you have a fluffy mix.
- Divide the mixture evenly between three bowls and mix a few drops of colouring into each bowl until fully combined, making each bowl a different shade of purple, getting lighter. Pour each coloured sponge mix into separate tins and smooth over the tops. Bake for 25-30 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. After 10 mins, remove the cakes from their tins and transfer to a cooling rack, top-side facing down, and leave to cool. Don't worry if the outside doesn't look purple, the inside will!
- While the cake is cooling, make the icing. Beat together the icing sugar and butter until pale and fluffy, mixing in 1 tbsp warm water to loosen the mixture if necessary. Set half of the icing aside in a bowl. Divide the other half of the icing between three bowls and colour each a different shade of blue, a dark, medium and light. Stack the sponges, spreading most of the white icing over each one using a palette knife, then use the palette knife to roughly coat the outside of the cakes with the remaining white icing to create a crumb coat. Chill for 30 mins.
- Put each of the blue icing shades in separate piping bags and cut a large 2cm hole at the bottom. Starting with the dark shade at the bottom of the cake, pipe an even ring onto the whole cake, two-three times around. Continue working your way up the cake with the icing getting lighter as you reach the top of the cake. Using a small palette knife, work your way around the join in between each row, gently pushing to join each line together. Save some icing in the piping bags to decorate the top. Smooth over the cake with a large palette knife or cake scraper to create a smooth ombre icing, keeping the excess to decorate the top.
- You can either mix all the leftover icing together and put in a clean piping bag with a star nozzle to get a multicoloured effect, or pipe individual shades on the top. Add a few dots around the top of the cake in the varying blue colours to look like waves (using some of the white to look like the top of a crashing wave), and dot around the pearls, sprinkles, shells and mermaid tails, pushing them into the icing on the side of the cake, and on top to finish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 816 calories, Fat 45 grams fat, SaturatedFat 27 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 96 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 79 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 1.26 milligram of sodium
More about "mermaid cake food"
EASY MERMAID CAKE - MERMAID DESSERT IDEAS - EVER AFTER …
Web Jun 22, 2021 Instructions. Preheat oven to 350 and spray an 8"x8" cake pan with non stick spray. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, egg, oil …
From everafterinthewoods.com
Servings 9Total Time 35 minsCategory Dessert
From everafterinthewoods.com
Servings 9Total Time 35 minsCategory Dessert
- Divide into 3 bowls. Add teal food color to one bowl and stir until combined. Add purple food color to a second bowl and combine. Leave the third bowl white.
10 MERMAID BIRTHDAY PARTY FOOD IDEAS - TASTE OF HOME
Web May 30, 2019 Mermaid Ice Cream. Some things are just better together, like Ariel and Prince Charming… and cake and ice cream. Ice-cold and …
From tasteofhome.com
Estimated Reading Time 4 mins
From tasteofhome.com
Estimated Reading Time 4 mins
HOW TO MAKE A MERMAID CAKE ⋆ SUGAR, SPICE AND GLITTER
Web 2-4 Tablespoons heavy cream (or milk) Food dye in mermaid colors – we stuck with blue. Offset spatula. One piping bag for each color of frosting. Pearl sugar sprinkles, optional. To make the frosting, beat the butter and …
From sugarspiceandglitter.com
From sugarspiceandglitter.com
MERMAID CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE ADAPTABLE) - MY KIDS LICK …
Web Jan 2, 2022 Start with softened butter (not melted, but soft). Use an electric beater or cake mixer to beat the butter until it is as white as possible. Then add ⅓ of the icing sugar and beat, add ⅓ of the milk, …
From mykidslickthebowl.com
From mykidslickthebowl.com
ENCHANTING MERMAID CAKE IS A TASTY RIFF ON "UNDER THE …
Web Jun 29, 2017 Cakes are quickly proving that they can be as stunning as sculptures; mermaid cakes combine this artistry with some under-the-sea fun. While many mermaid cake ideas involve the classic Disney film The …
From mymodernmet.com
From mymodernmet.com
MERMAID CAKE - RECIPE AND TUTORIAL (BUTTERCREAM)
Web Aug 5, 2020 Mermaid cake Instructions Cake batter. Preheat the oven at 165°C/325°F/ Gas Mark 3; Grease and line with parchment paper 4 x 7-inch round cake pans (or 3 x 8-inch round cake pans).; Dry ingredients - …
From veenaazmanov.com
From veenaazmanov.com
HOW TO MAKE MERMAID CAKE POPS - FOOD.COM
Web For #flawless desserts allow the cake popsicles to cool for at least 15 minutes before gently removing from the molds and transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely. Give the pops a colorful coat
From food.com
From food.com
MERMAID CAKE - PREPPY KITCHEN
Web May 10, 2017 Butter and flour 3 six-inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350F. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix the wet ingredients (including the sugar) together in a medium bowl. Add the wet to the dry …
From preppykitchen.com
From preppykitchen.com
15 MESMERIZING MERMAID CAKES THAT YOU WILL LOVE
Web Jan 4, 2023 Beachin’ It Mermaid Cake Cake By @bv_sydney. I love this creative design that incorporates the beach/ocean vibes. Mermaid Textured Buttercream Cake Cake By @milkandhoneymi. Buttercream textures …
From findyourcakeinspiration.com
From findyourcakeinspiration.com
20+ AMAZING MERMAID BIRTHDAY CAKE IDEAS - PINEAPPLE …
Web Make chocolate shells, chocolate mermaid tails, and seafoam whipped cream.”. “This delicious mermaid cake has super-moist vanilla layers wrapped in decadent white chocolate buttercream. The scales are so …
From pineapplepaperco.com
From pineapplepaperco.com
11 MERMAID CAKES THAT ARE OUR NEW UNDER-THE-SEA BIRTHDAY CAKE …
Web Feb 25, 2017 11Mermaid cakes get a sophisticated, adult update in this gorgeous treat. Pair it with a lovely Reisling or just chug the milk straight out of the carton. Either way, it’ll …
From hellogiggles.com
From hellogiggles.com
10 MERMAID CAKE IDEAS | LOVECRAFTS
Web May 9, 2022 Shell-abrate birthday cake. Bake something mer-maid for a special someone with a seashell inspired birthday cake. Try out Little Leah’s Kitchen magnificent mermaid …
From lovecrafts.com
From lovecrafts.com
HOW TO MAKE A MERMAID CAKE WITH FONDANT (WITH VIDEO) - SUGAR, …
Web Painting the Fondant. Mix the blue edible shimmer with vodka or lemon extract in a 2:1 (2 parts vodka to 1 part shimmer) ratio. Spray the fondant with the silver color spray, and …
From sugarspiceandglitter.com
From sugarspiceandglitter.com
MERMAID CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM - THE ITSY-BITSY KITCHEN
Web Instructions. Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Line the bottoms of the pans with parchment, then spray the pans again …
From itsybitsykitchen.com
From itsybitsykitchen.com
19 GORGEOUS MERMAID PARTY FOOD IDEAS! | CATCH MY PARTY
MERMAID CAKE WITHOUT FONDANT (EASY TUTORIAL) - SPICES N FLAVORS
Web Sep 11, 2022 Gently press the parchment paper onto the side of the cake so that the design sticks properly and gets transferred. Put the cake back into the refrigerator for 15 …
From spicesnflavors.com
From spicesnflavors.com
28 BEST MERMAID CAKE IDEAS - GOOD PARTY IDEAS
Web Feb 10, 2023 2. Buttercream Mermaid Cake. This cake features mermaid colors throughout the batter for a colorful, mesmerizing effect. The same three colors are used …
From goodpartyideas.com
From goodpartyideas.com
MERMAID CAKE | FOODTALK
Web Preheat oven to 350°F. Line four 7 inch pans (for taller layers) or three 8-inch cake pans with parchment rounds, and /or grease with non-stick or baker’s floured cooking spray. …
From foodtalkdaily.com
From foodtalkdaily.com
HOW TO MAKE A MERMAID CAKE | FOOD NETWORK - YOUTUBE
Web Dec 29, 2017 This cake makes a splash with buttercream frosting and a fondant tail.For more Chelsweets, visit: https://chelsweets.comFollow Chelsea on Instagram: https://...
From youtube.com
From youtube.com
MERMAID 3 LAYER CAKE IN 1 HOUR - ARINA PHOTOGRAPHY
Web Smooth the outside layer of frosting with a cake scraper. Transfer the stacked cake to the refrigerator and let it chill for 30 minutes. Then, transfer 2 tubs of the vanilla frosting to a …
From arinaphotography.com
From arinaphotography.com
HOW TO MAKE A MERMAID CAKE - DELISH
Web Jul 7, 2017 1 box vanilla cake mix, plus ingredients called for on box; 1 1/2 c. butter, softened; 6 c. powdered sugar; 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 6 tbsp. heavy cream; 1 tsp. …
From delish.com
From delish.com
HOLLYWOOD HOPING FOR A 'NORMAL' BOX OFFICE SUMMER - LOS ANGELES …
Web 1 day ago The comfort food of aging franchises looks to drive the summer with 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Spider …
From latimes.com
From latimes.com
20 AMAZING MERMAID CAKES TO FEAST YOUR EYES ON! - CATCH MY PARTY
Web 1. Sweet Pink Decorated Mermaid Cake. Let’s start with this sweet pink frosted cake. Decorated with a bunch of purple, pink and turquoise piped frosting and topped with a …
From catchmyparty.com
From catchmyparty.com
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love