How To Make A Rose Ombre Cake
Learn how to make a Rose Ombre Cake that is super impressive, and deceptively EASY! A perfect addition to any celebration!
I am a firm believer in the transferability of sugar through the computer screen and this rose ombre cake is the perfect vessel.
There seems to be no need to actually consume sugar to result in a sugar high so lofty that would make even the most capable of diabetic meters shudder with fear. Instead of an number resulting on the screen, it would just quiver and scream, “Enough already!!”.
For my contribution to cake week – the lovely women and I had a time picking out who would make what. And as the resident cake decorator of our group, I was nominated to create a layer cake. And after hours on Pinterest with the same cake coming up time and time again, it became my duty to recreate the Rose Ombre Cake from Glorious Treats.
To cap our Cake Week – the rest of us girls wanted to pay homage to our fearless leader, Kirsten of Comfortably Domestic. Today is our leader’s birthday! And with four boys and a bacon slayer of husband we wanted to make sure she was appropriated garnished in pink for this tribute.
Despite the multitude of pinks in the cake and the frosting – composing this rose ombre cake delight is not nearly as daunting as you imagine. Just slightly time consuming.
If you’re feeling bold – here is a white cake recipe that I used. With a perfectly tender crumb and a moist, yet not too moist texture, it was a carb-o-holics dream.
Or feel the freedom to use a boxed white mix. There’s no shame in it – there’s a reason box cakes have managed to stand the test of time. They’re consistently tasty and always a win.
To begin, I doubled the recipe to make 4 layers of the whole cake. Using a 9″ pan left me with shorter layers, where an 8″ would have been ideal. The batter was divided into four bowls and each dyed in a progressively darker color. For the pink, I wanted to keep with a dusty pastel color using the Rose Petal Pink from Wilton.
The same process was used when making the frosting. I used the cooled cakes from my rose ombre cake as a color chart to make sure the frosting and cakes didn’t differ to much. Remember when decorating that the colors will intensify after a couple of hours. So if it’s not the perfect shade when you mix it – walk away and let it meld.
To put the whole kit and kaboodle together, three of the four layers were leveled so that there was no odd drooping. And aesthetics do mean something in the grand scheme of things. The final and top layer was left with its slight natural dome to makes sure the decorations on top had a little extra volume on them.
To fill between the layers – pipe a small barrier around the outer edge of each layer so that your filling doesn’t go squishing out the sides. In between each layer lemon curd was poured and smoothed.
Then lather, rinse and repeat until you’re at your final layer. Viola! Easy peasy, no?
To cut down on my frosting time, I utilized my ridiculous massive frosting bag and tip to make short work of the process of spreading this White Chocolate Frosting from Kirsten, our hero and leader. (The recipe is below)
The 16″ bag and #789 tip used, allow you to pipe your frosting on in an even layer and all that’s left to do next is smooth it out. It’s brilliant. So once the top was frosted and smoothed, it was time to complete the sides and smooth them out as well.
Now for the funnest part – the decorating of the roses.
Just like when coloring the batter, the frosting was divvied up and colored to match. With a disposable bag and a tip 1M in hand I went to work make the rose. With your bag at a 90 degree angle, one quick swirl around your starting point will create a mock-blooming rosette. Because the cake was so short the ending tapers weren’t as delicate as they could have been.
But at least I knew if it wasn’t delicate, it would have been tasty in the end.
Again – repeat with a lighter color for the subsequent rows!
So there you have it – an ombre rose cake fit for a Comfortably Domestic housewife, surrounded by waves of testosterone, a true friend and our birthday girl Kirsten – or someone else special in your life.
Everyone deserves cake.
Now go make this and promptly devour.
And if you don’t believe my “Oh my holy Lord this cake is so amazing!” take it from Huck, it really is epically delicious. Homedog took a giant lick out of the frosting when I wasn’t looking. It’s on the back side of the cake, so you don’t see the evidence…
Until now. I cried, and then poured myself a drink.
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White Chocolate Buttercream
- Prep Time: 20 MInutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 1/2 cups 1x
- Category: Cake
- Method: Mixer
- Cuisine: American
Description
The most Pinterest worthy cake – and easy to make!
Ingredients
4 Layers of Pink dyed cake layers
Lemon Curd for filling
1 C. unsalted butter, softened
2 ½ C. powdered sugar (or more, depending on desired consistency)
Pinch of salt
6 oz. good quality white chocolate, chopped (NOT white chocolate chips or candy melts!)
¼ C. heavy whipping cream
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put the chopped white chocolate into a small bowl. Heat the chocolate in 30 second increments in the microwave set to 60% power. Stir after each increment, and continue to heat 30 seconds at a time, until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside and allow to completely cool.
- Once white chocolate has cooled, sift the salt and powdered sugar over the butter, in a large bowl. Cream the butter and sugar mixture together until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed
- Measure the whipping cream into a cup, and stir in the vanilla extract.
- With the mixer running on low speed, gradually pour the cream mixture the bowl.
- Once the cream mixture has been incorporated into the frosting, fold on the melted (but cooled) white chocolate until incorporated.
- Increase the mixer speed to medium-high, and beat frosting for an additional 3 minutes.
- Makes about 2 ½ cups of frosting.
Keywords: Cake, Buttercream, Frosting, Rose Cake, Ombre, Dessert
Sooooo beautiful!
I’ve never baked a cake, so I’m just in awe of this. So beautiful!
This may be the prettiest cake I have ever seen…seriously. I would be afraid to cut into it because it’s so beautiful!
This is just beautiful. I have been wanting to try something like this – great tutorial.
HOLY COW! That cake is way more beautiful than I could have imagined! Great job!
Wow!! I’m Gobsmacked! What a cake, so, so Pretty! FedEx me over some will you?!
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Awww! You guys are the best! I’ve said it before & I’ll say it until the day I die–this is seriously the most beautiful cake I’ve ever seen. Wilton is getting a steal & should definitely pay you at least quadruple whatever it is that they do for your talent. Just awesome. 🙂
Absolutely stunning!!!! Please give me some of your talent…
I knew you were talented – never doubted that. But even I was blown away when I saw how gorgeous this turned out. Confirms that you were the obvious choice to make Kirsten’s birthday tribute cake. It is a work of art, and perfect for a woman who deserves a little pink in her life. Happy birthday, Kirsten. And congratulations to you for hitting this one out of the park. It’s absolutely beautiful!
Megan, this cake is unreal. Like when I saw the first set of snaps, I had to quick scroll through the rest of the post to see if you were showing us what you wanted it to look like or what it actually turned out like. You have a True Gift with baking lady. My biggest regret is that I cannot pull a Huck and doom some of that frosting as well. He’s a lab after my own heart.
p.s. I love the white backdrop – great call!
OMG YOU’VE OUT DONE YOURSELF!!! CRAZY BEAUTIFUL!!! Looks like Southern Living. Impressed. Definitely impressed.
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HNNGGGG! This cake is beaaauutiful!
this is the most gorgeous cake i have EVER seen. to be honest, i first scrolled through and thought it was from a magazine and what you were trying to recreate. wow, you have some serious talent girl. i’m so in awe of this. i’m bookmarking it and maybe someday attempting this but i know there is no way i could recreate this! stunning!!
Ahhh so THIS was what he took a nice big lick of! It’s gorgeous regardless. 😉 Although, I might’ve kicked him outside for the night!
This is stunning! I would have cried and poured myself a drink, too! …it’s truly a piece of art – and it looks delicious!
Your cake looks absolutely gorgeous!!!!
um, i hope my piece of cake is in the mail. though this cake is just too beautiful to eat.
This looks awesome and yummy
Aarthi
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This is breathtaking! Does this cake need to be refrigerated since it has lemon curd filling? I’m up for the challenge 🙂 Maybe lavenders. Thanks for sharing!
Cheryl,
No, it doesn’t have to be refrigerated 🙂 If it were fresh, perhaps it would. This was a pre-made curd, so it’s stable enough to be left at room temp. ~Megan
so beautiful!!!
This cake blows my mind. It’s so stunning that I really have no words. I think this would make a fabulous cake for my best friends bridal shower. She loves pink. Question is, am I ambitious enough to try this?
You did a gorgeous job on this!! I love the soft hues you used. Thanks for linking credit to me =)
Glory – Thanks for the inspiration, I hope I did your original cake justice! It was truly beautiful. Can’t wait to see what you create next!! ~Megan
PS – How could I not give credit to such genius? 😉
I love this cake and am very interested in making it for my friend’s bridal shower. What exact tip did you use for for roses? And what kind of lemon curd did you use?
Hi Kelley! I used a “1M” tip from Wilton. It’s a widely used tip so it should be pretty easy to find. (Michael’s, Joann’s, Party City usually carry it)
I used Trader Joe’s Lemon Curd, but there are many varieties – from World Market, to Dickinson’s. You can usually find it at your local chain grocery store. Or you can make your own using my recipe for Coconut Curd – just substitute lemon juice for the coconut milk 🙂
http://homemadehome.com/2012/02/coconut-curd.html
Good luck, let me know how it turns out! ~Megan
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I’m not joking when I tell you that I have been looking at these incredible images for 10 minutes. BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
it goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, IT’S BEAUTIFUL!
Indeed–the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen.
Great tutorial too–thank you. And thank you for not shaming me for occasionally (ok, usually) using a box cake mix. That was ever-so-gracious of you…
See you for SALAD week coming up!? Yay! I get in on this one!
aloha,
What a beautiful cake, and a great story. Poor you! I came over from Comfortably Domestic, and it somehow escaped me that Saturday was her birthday. Thanks for letting me know!
This is the most beautiful cake I’ve seen in a long, long time. Well done!
Hi,
i really like this cake and want to “rebake” it (sorry, im from Germany ^^). My english isn’t that good and i’m not very used to the english terms for weights. Does “C.” mean cup? ^^”
I will make my way trough the recipe and i hope that i’ll understand everything that i’ll be able to make this amazinge cake.
Greetings from Germany.
Hi Maria! Yes the “C” does stand for “cup”. I hope that helps. I hope that you enjoy the cake and I’m sure it will turn out beautifully!! Good luck, and please let me know how it turns out. 🙂
~Megan
Stunning. I would have cried too lol!
So gorgeous! I found you on foodgawker. <3
I just love rose cakes, but your blush pink ombre one just takes the cake (literally). Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing!
Lisa @ bitesofsweetness.blogspot.com
Did you only need one batch of the frosting to ice the cake and decorate it? Obviously you only need a crumb coat since those beautiful rosettes will add tons of sweetness 😉 I think I’m going to make this for my daughter’s princess party!
So romantic! What a beautiful cake!
Beautiful! You’re so talented Megan! Bravo!
This is pure perfection. Its too daunting for me to attempt (patience is not my virtue), but I had to read the entire post just to get a grasp of how you managed it!!
This cake was so beautiful, I started Pinterest to pin it for that day when I get enough courage to try something this pretty.
This cake is GORGEOUS! I’d love to make the frosting but, where I live (Mexico) it’s really difficult to find good quality white chocolate. All I’ve got is white chocolate chips. If I use them, the frosting will be horrible or something? I’m just wondering… :(.
yammi
Hello Megan!
I found you via Kim over on Lunatic.
This cake is marvellous!
My granddaughter has a birthday in Oct.
Do you have a tutorial on the roses?
I had better practice a lot before Oct.
I want it to be perfect …… after all she is :~D
This is the best cake ever (didn’t make yet) but going shopping and will do today love u instruction thank you very much ops can u show how to make those roses for next time thank you
I am making one right now only in blue for a baby shower. This has been a great tutorial! Thank you so much!
One lucky dog. Really, just gorgeous.
Question – Was one recipe for frosting enough for the entire
cake? I would imagine you needed at least twice the amount.
Can’t wait to give it a go.
Keep up the fantastic work and thanks for sharing.
Hi Lexy,
Yes I did double to frosting recipe. Sorry, I didn’t realize that wasn’t specified. Hope you like it, it’s pretty tasty. The hound sure thought so!!
~Megan
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I will be making this cake for my sons’ wedding coming up in July. The colors will be various shades of blue though as the brides dress is a reniessance style dress with a royal blue bodice. I am so excited to incorporate this into the wedding plans.
Oh Lynda, I’m so thrilled you will be making this cake. I’m sure it will turn out splendidly! Please be sure to send me pictures when it’s done! And let me know if you have any questions!! ~Megan
Hi ,
can u pls help me to clarify the questions so that i want to make it for my baby 1st birthday
was wondering whether the cream would be stable enough for outside temperature if so for how long it would be stable ?
for making roses do we need to add more powdered sugar …
is the taste similar to butter cream how does it taste like ?
can we color the icing recipe …pls let me know
OMG. This is THE most beautiful cake I have seen. It’s simplicity makes it so elegant and gorgeous!!! You ROCK!
It’s look like gorgeous, but it’s not delicious. It’s just sponge cake and cream… here it is very yummy : http://www.lenotre.com/FR/Catalogue/DEGUSTATION/LES-GOURMANDISES/Desserts/60027
So, yesterday a friend of mine and i tried to make this cake… and we really failed. We thought that it would be easier but we had a lot of fun.
First, we couldn’t find any colours for the cake… I don’t know if you get them only in the US but we weren’t able to find them in any supermarket. An old lady told us to use raspberry syrup, but in the end the cake became grey and not pink, rosé or anything else… ^^
The next problem was that the german butter is yellow and not white… When we were making the frosting, we wondered why its yellow and not white…
We decided to make a cake with yellow frosting, but it was too fluid and we were able to make kind of roses on the top of the cake, the rest… =D
But even it looked not like the cake you made, we had a lot of fun and it tasted very good. We love your frosting and will use it for cupcakes… They’re easier to make =D
Greetings from Germany.
Maria
Sorry for the bad english, but well… ^^
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I used your technique my sister’s 21st birthday cake.
Turned out GREAT!
I didn’t have 8 inch pans, so I only was able to get 3 rows with a 9 inch pan – no biggie.
I still love it.
Prob my favorite cake ever.
I pinned it — http://pinterest.com/pin/203154633161015134/
hope you can see the picture.
I also added your link so people know where it came from.
You’re awesome!
XO!
Oh Angela – I am over the moon that this cake turned out for you! It’s absolutely GORGEOUS! I am loving every inch of that beautiful purple!
Thanks so much for showing me the final results. And thanks for pinning it as well. Happy Weekend! ~Megan
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Just made this icing! It turned out delicious, however a bit lumpy. There are tiny bits of white chocolate throughout the icing. It didn’t ruin the taste at all, just the texture. I can’t figure out what I did wrong! 🙁
When I first saw this I nearly cried it was so beautiful! You did an absolutely amazing job 🙂
I decided to take a crack at making it – and suceeded! It came out really well and the roses, although a little difficult to get the hang of at first, worked out well and look beautiful! That icing recipe is absolutely divine and the melted white chocolate adds such an amazing flavour!
Thank you for being a such an inspiration <3
~ Sarah
Hi Megan,
Thanks for sharing this, I am making it for my daughters first birthday. My sister and I did a test run and it came out delish. The only problem we had was the frosting was super soft, and melted quick do the roses were drooping.how do I make the frosting a little more firm. This cake is amazing
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Did you just use a single batch of the frosting to frost your cake? Or did you double it? Or x1.5 it? Thanks!
Hey Jen! I doubled it. But I had a lot of frosting left over. It’s better than not having enough thought! You could 1.5X the recipe and you’d be just fine, I think. But if you’re nervous about running out, just double the recipe for peace of mind. Are you making it? Please let me know how it turns out! E-mail me pictures, I love pictures. ~Megan
Yep – I’m making it tomorrow for a party Saturday night. I’m doing a purple cake. I’m might use the frosting as filling between the layers as well, so I’ll definitely double it. Like you said, I’d rather have too much than not enough…
I’m planning a baby shower and I’m pretty sure I’m going to be making this! It’s gorgeous and it gives me a good excuse to use all my Wilton tools that are just sitting on a shelf!
I made this cake today and it came out wonderfully, loved the piping technique and ombre colors. The only thing I thought was off is that I felt my icing wasn’t stiff enough to pipe the roses. I added more powdered sugar and some corn starch to thicken and still your pics look like the icing is so thick. Did you do anything extra to get it that way? Or maybe I needed to whip the icing for longer than 3 minutes to let the cream thicken more?
I will definitely make it again, the icing is wonderful in flavor!
Here’s a pic of my attempt:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lincolnlog88/6953388514/
Hi! I’m planning to make this cake as well but I’m going to try and use homemade dyes (blueberries, beet juice, and raspberries)I’m really nervous! I’m wondering about the above question though, I think adding my dyes to the icing will make it too watery. any suggestions to get it nice and thick?? Thanks its such a gorgeous cake, I’ve had it open on my screen all day admiring it and trying to decide if I should try it or not!
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This is amazing! You inspired me to take this on for my little girl’s first birthday. Great tutorial!!
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I made this for my daughter’s First Communion. Thanks so much for the clear pictures and instructions! Also, the white chocolate buttercream icing was incredible, and I will never, ever make plain buttercream again. I used the icing between the cake layers because I couldn’t find lemon curd and was worried that I would have to refrigerate it if I used it anyway. (And it was too big to fit in my already-packed refrigerator!) Pictures here: http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/2012/04/friday-photos-15/ and here: http://www.sarahsthreads.com/journal/2012/04/god-bless-carolyn/
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I just made this last week for a friend’s baby shower. It turned out great! The white chocolate buttercream was delicious!
http://jimmyandnatalie.blogspot.com/2012/05/most-amazing-cake-ive-ever-made.html
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I find this cake delicious and really nice. I will offer it to my sister on her engagement party. You may like to have a look at my Lavender cupcakes at http://www.loleta.es. English version for the recipe available by clicking English. I would love to have your opinion about them.
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This cake is absolutely stunning!!! I would love to make this. I usually use swiss merengue buttercream…..would this work doing the rose swirls??
Thanks,
Laura
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Truly magnificent effort and the cake looks mind-blowing beautiful
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will make this for my baby girl dedication day!! looks stunningx
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I absolutely ADORED this and my mind is set on making it for my baby girl’s 1st birthday next week.. I have a silly question, though: when you divided the cake mix in 4 and made the different colors… how did you cook them? all separately? cause I’m afraid that will affect the way the cake turns out (like, if the mix is too little it will come out dry or something). Is this silly or what? does that affect it in any way?
Hi Nina! I’m absolutely thrilled you are oging to make this for your baby’s first birthday! I’m so touched. To answer your questions – Seperate the batter into four bowls and tint them all seperately. I baked my batches two pans in the oven at a time. I didn’t want them to crowd the oven too badly and risk them baking unevenly.
The cake mix numbers that I used are to make 4 cakes – So if you’re going to use a boxed mix – one box will make two 8 or 9-inch cakes. So use two boxes of mix to make the four cakes. But the recipe below will make all four cakes for you. Hope that helps! Send pictures – I can’t wait to hear how it all turns out. E-mail me at [email protected] or tweet or Instagram me pictures (@CountryCleaver) Good luck! ~Megan
Thank you! Will do! I hope it turns out at least nearly beautiful as yours 🙂
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I was so thrilled when I first saw your cake that I immediately decided to make this one once in a while.
Aaaaand today was finally that day! 😀 I’ve done 3 times your frosting recipe (delicious!!!!) and the cake turned out to be a 6 kilogramm heavy, pink monster! And so far everyone loved it very much. This cake has been a huge challenge for me (started enjoying baking just half a year ago) and I’m very very thankful for your recipe! 🙂
Greetings from tiny Luxembourg! Yes you reach people out there too! 🙂
Oh “my good holy God” that looks amazing. It’s on my list. WOW!!!
And hahaha – that is too funny about the dog. I would have poured a drink too. lol
Love this! Going to pin. May have to link to this on my blog during my next cake post. Thanks!
Claire
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This is the most beautiful cake I have ever seen! I am totally inspired.
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Thank you for posting such seemingly-simple follow-along-able instructions! I will be making this later in the week for MY birthday! I might change the flavors & colors though… Hmmmm… what should I do?? 🙂
What a gorgeous cake this is and wonderful instructions too, lovely photos!
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I wish you could make me this cake for my wedding. If only you lived in the uk 🙂
Aww you’re so sweet Gemma!! Congrats on your impending nuptials! This cake is soooo easy to make – it would be a breeze to make for a wedding! I so hope that you’ll have someone make it for you!!
Hey there! This cake is absolutely gorgeous!! I’m planning to attempt it for my friend’s bridal shower in a week and I was just wondering about the consistency of the white chocolate buttercream. I’m used to adding a bit of crisco (hate the flavor but does the job) to my frosting for a consistency that stiffens a little, making it easier to transport, etc. I’m wondering how this frosting holds up in terms of that and would it make it too difficult to transport?
Thanks for your help!
Hi Natasha! For transporting this cake- using Crisco (at least some) would be a great idea. It’s definitely a lot easier and more stable and doesn’t fluctuate with temperature changes as much as butter would. So totally substitute a little Crisco for the butter. And the added Crisco holds up nicely when you’re decorating, where butter would soften or start to melt under the heat of your hands. 🙂 Hope that helps! If you have more questions, feel free to ask! Megan
Wonderful cake!!! I am planning to make it for a 70th anniversary! My mother really loves whipped cream. I wonder if it is possible to make this cake with such a “delicate” frosting. I alsoneed to transport it and I am worried about it!
Thank you for giving such fantastic ideas!!
I made this cake on for a wedding shower I was hosting and to say it was a big hit is an understatement! It makes quite the statement and is most impressive. The cake received rave reviews not only for its beauty, but it also tasted great. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe and the detailed instructions on how to put the cake together.
Megan, this looks amazing! How many batches of the frosting did you make to achieve this? Thanks for sharing…Can’t wait to make it!
Thanks Shari!! i actually making this cake next weekend for a friend’s wedding! Can’t wait! For this cake, I made two batches of frosting! Hope that helps! Good luck and send photos of the finished product 🙂 Megan
Hi Megan, love your cake and receipe, it is truely stunning, would love to try the cake, but there is no lemon curd available in Germany, any ideas for substitution ?
Thanks a lot & looking forward getting started.
Nadine
Hi Nadine!! You can fill this cake with anything you want! Berry jam would be lovely in this cake! That would be my first choice if lemon curd wasn’t available. Good luck 🙂 please let me know how it turns out! Megan
Simply awesome! I have been drooling over the pics for quite some time. Other than Rose Petal Pink what other colors did you use? I’ve come across so many shades but I’m a bit skeptical to try out. Your shades are just perfect.
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Thank you for this tutorial and for the recipes. What a beautiful looking cake.
Hi Megan! What a glorious cake design! I am absolutely thrilled and am going to copy it as soon as possible. Just one question: Why do you advise against chocolate chips for the frosting? Until now I have always used (very good quality) chocolate chips for my frostings, ganaches and the like.
Greetings from Germany, Eva
Postscrip for Nadnie: Of course you can buy lemon curd in germany – though I prefer selfmade (Try bigger stores like real, kaufland, maybe edeka) 🙂
just waitng to try out this great cake .thank you for the white chocolate butter cream recipe.I have tried ganache with white chocolate .It was great.
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Megan, I just found your wonderful website today and drooling over each recipe. The Rose cake just looks wonderful and I can’t wait to try it. I was cracking up about your doggie lick, only because that happened to me at Thanksgiving. I had made a yummy dark chocolate cake with ganache frosting and chocolate curls. Just before we were getting ready to take the cake to relatives I left the kitchen for only a couple of minutes, but that was too long. Mr. Brooks (springer spaniel) decided to taste it! As soon as I saw the look on his face I knew he was guilty.:D
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Does this frosting actually come out as thick and stiff as it looks?! It looks perfect, but with every frosting I’ve tried to make to decorate this style cake came out too runny. Did you refrigerate it after you made it before you began decorating?
Hi Sarah, it is important when making a cake like this to use a homemade frosting. Canned frostings are TOOO soft and melt, which is sounds like you’re dealing with right now. Use the frosting recipe I outline in the post and you should be just fine. If you want to use a canned frosting, I highly recommend WILTON brand, it is specifically made for this type of cake decorating. Good luck!
What kind of white chocolate did you use for the ganache?
I got to the end and busted out laughing. Dogs + cake, always leads to a story! Gorgeous, even with the doggie cake kisses.
How many batches of White Chocolate Buttercream do you need to make for the Rose Ombre Cake?
Two batches should MORE than cover it. Send photos – I look forward to seeing the final result!!
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Hi! your cake looks absolutely amazing! Im going to try to make this cake for my niece birthday party but I have a question about the coloring. Did you use only that one color to make different colors?
Hi Caitlin – Yes, I use the same color for the frosting – I just use more of it to create the darker and lighter gradient look. And allow time for your frosting to set for a while and the color to develop. It takes a couple hours to the colors to set up and be their best, they will darken slightly as they set. So be patient as you color your frosting!
Hi Megan,
How early in advance can I make this cake or can it sit at room temp? I was thinking to make the buttercream frosting 2 days before my baby’s baptism then make the cake and assemble the day before or will the consistency of the buttercream be affected if I keep it in the fridge for that long?? Sorry I have no idea on these things!
May
Hi May!! This cake can sit at room temperature, as long as it’s not too hot out! So, if it’s much above 75, try and store it in the fridge until about 30 minutes prior to serving!
Gorgeous.. and so funny! I’m sorry home dog took a lick but you handled it with grace–> he’s still alive! Wish I could make a cake like that!
merci pour la recette, cela a l’air délicieux
merci pour le plat, cela a l’air délicieux
Hahaha. Huck. 😀 At least he kept it confined to one place! Good doggie. And gorgeous cake!
Oh my gosh that is the most gorgeous cake I’ve ever seen!!!
That cake’s transitions are so beautiful
Such a gorgeous cake – love how you made it look so doable!
You are so talented, this is seriously one of the most beautiful cakes I’ve seen.
This is one GORGEOUS cake! Love the tutorial…although I’m not convinced mine would ever look *quite* as good 😉
Dog Lick and all this is the most beautiful cake! I love the soft pink colors!
I made this cake in three sizes for my niece’s bridal shower. The sizes were 9-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch. They all turned out beautifully. The icing was amazing. I did substitute 1/2 of the butter with shortening to make sure icing didn’t slip. Your instructions were spot on! Thanks!
Jules, I’m SOOOO Pleased to hear that the cake was a success!! Tag me in some photos on social media, I would love to see how it turned out!! Thank you so much!
How many batches of buttercream did you need to frost this 9″ cake?
cake looks so delicious nd yummy i will try this recipe….
Great post. thanks for sharing ………
Hi May,
When you made the rose frosting, did you put frosting in four bowls and then color to match the cake? If so, How much did you put in each of the four bowls? The recipe makes 2.5 cups right?
Thank you,
Jennifer
Hi Megan, I am from the UK and am trying to convert the cup measurements for the white chocolate buttercream icing. A website suggests that 1C of butter is 240g and 2.5C of powdered sugar is 250g. This feels like too much butter for the amount of sugar. I normally use 250g butter to 500g icing sugar (uk version of powdered sugar)
Any guidance would be much appreciated before I embark on the cake and find out that I’ve used the wrong measurements!!
Hi Susan, I’m sorry for the late reply to your comment! I hope that you were able to make this recipe okay. I used more sugar to create a frosting that was a little thicker and could withstand the heat from your hand as you pipe it onto the cake. I hope that helps, but if you are more comfortable with the 1:2 butter to sugar ratio, I think you should stick with what you are comfortable with. Please send photos!
Cake looks so delicious and yummy i will try this recipe 🙂
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Hi I made this cake and it was UNBELIEVABLE! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes.
This cake is a star! <3
I’m so pleased you love it Janine!! Thanks so much!!
The only thing that confuses me the unsalted butter and heavy whipping cream in your recipe. It’s very caloric, but sometimes you can pamper yourself with this Rose Ombre Cake dessert! =)
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Hi,could you tell me the recipe for the cake mix please?. It looks amazing & I would love to give it a try.
Thank you
Lesley
You can use a boxed white cake mix for this how-to to make things easy on yourself! Then you can just dye the cake batter accordingly.
I wish you could make me this cake for my wedding. If only you lived in the uk 🙂
This is so beautiful!!!! Going to make it today. Is the icing recipe enough for the whole cake or should I make double of that too?
This frosting recipe should be enough. But it never hurts to double it – then use whatever is left on cupcakes!
The colors are so vibrant- your photography is fantastic! I am obsessed with desserts! This bouquet of roses cake so amazing!
Thanks so much Bella!
wow this looks yummy
Hi Megan, they look great especially the color transitions perfectly
I made this cake for my aunt’s birthday. I loved the taste and it was a hit with the crowd. The only problem was the frosting. I thought I followed the directions perfectly. It was too runny and not able to decorate with the roses. I just smeared the different colors of frosting on the cake. Is there a way to make the frosting more dense? After reading the reviews, it was one of the warmest days of the year. Perhaps it was too hot in the kitchen?
Deborah, I am so so pleased that you loved the cake, and that it was a hit with your aunt! Happy birthday, Auntie!
I just finished making the cakes. So far so good!! Purple for my nieces 25th birthday. Can I make the frosting tonight and do the crumb coat and stacking part…refrigerate the frosting then do the Rose’s tomorrow? Or is it better to refrigerate the cakes and make the frosting, curd, and assemble tomorrow. Is it even okay to make the frosting ahead? Thanks. Hoping mine is half as lovely as yours.
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Honey Crisp, Fuji, and Gala would be nice.
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Tnx for sharing, very good job
So great!!
It looks so delicious, my kids are so exited for this. Thanks and really appreciate the way you made the cake. I am looking forward for more such wonderful recipes in future too.
Cake looks so delicious and yummy i will try this recipe 🙂
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Tnx for sharing, very good job
Deborah, I am so so pleased that you loved the cake, and that it was a hit with your aunt! Happy birthday, Auntie!
Tnx for sharing, very good job
I just finished making the cakes. So far so good!! Purple for my nieces 25th birthday. Can I make the frosting tonight and do the crumb coat and stacking part…refrigerate the frosting then do the Rose’s tomorrow? Or is it better to refrigerate the cakes and make the frosting, curd, and assemble tomorrow. Is it even okay to make the frosting ahead? Thanks. Hoping mine is half as lovely
You can definitely assemble, do the crumb coat and do the final roses tomorrow!! That sounds great!!
How beautiful it is! Sounds incredibly yummy 🙂 Going to try it. Keep sharing.
How delicious, keep up the good work
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