Tomorrow my parents will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary. That’s a great reason to celebrate right?
At the last minute I decided to bake a cake for them. A basic red velvet cake recipe but with a homemade Cherry Vanilla Bean Buttercream frosting. I was going to do a basic buttercream recipe because this particular frosting holds up really well with the rose cake I wanted to make.
First up….I prepared the cake batter.
Then I divide the batter into my cake pans.
I bake my cakes at 350F for about 35 minutes. I don’t take them out right away I let them sit in the oven for a few minutes. When done I take the cakes out the oven to cool.
After your cakes have cooled. Start to stack/assemble the layers.
Now I start to put a crumb coat on the cake.
I put the cake in the fridge while I work on my Vanilla Cherry Buttercream frosting.
- Butter – 2 sticks – 1/2 cup (softened)
- Confectioner’s Sugar (powdered sugar) – 2-3 cups sifted
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- Paste from 1 Vanilla Bean
- 2-3 tablespoons of cherry juice
Most beat the butter until creamy however I beat the butter, shortening and confectioner’s sugar at the same time (on low speed). I then added the Vanilla Bean Paste.
Next up is the cherry juice. I added about 3 tablespoons. No need for food coloring as the juice from the cherries will turn the frosting a light pink.
Making the roses is super easy. I used the 1M Wilton tip. For a guide for making the roses to cover your whole cake this is a great step by step tutorial HERE
I added the isomalt edible jewels and roses from my previous post to decor the cake but not too much because I should stress again isomalt is not to be digested in large amounts.
HAPPY 35th ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!! HERE’S TO 35 MORE!
This cake is literally ‘Pretty in pink’, the roses are adorable. Hope your parents had a great wedding anniversary. N.
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Thank you so much and they enjoyed their day!
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I just made a rose cake for my daughter’s first communion- so festive & pretty! I love your pink frosting! Happy Anniversary to your parents- 35 years- awesome!! 🙂
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They are pretty easy to make right? And thank you! Hopefully I can be married 35 years as well 🙂
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