Easter Peeps Cake
Easter Peeps Cake |
Turquoise is my favorite color and I bought turquoise color Peeps
at Target last week for this Easter Peeps Cake. Peeps are adorable and they
adorn the top of this Vanilla Layer Cake with Vanilla Frosting. This Vanilla
Cake recipe is from Joy of Baking and is very simple to follow. I tinted the
batter and frosting with AmeriColor 128 Turquoise. To do this, use a clean
toothpick and dip into the gel paste and then add it to the cake batter and stir with spatula. Use a new toothpick each time you dip into the gel paste. Repeat until you reach the color you want. Do the same for
the vanilla frosting.
Easter Peeps Cake |
Cake Ingredients
3 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 cup (2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, softened
1 ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
4 Extra Large Eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup Whole Milk, room temperature
AmeriColor 128 Turquoise
Summer Powder Blue Candy Coated Chocolate (I used SweetWorks
Celebration Sixlets)
Easter Peeps Cake |
Cake Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter or spray with non-stick vegetable spray, 2 9-inch
cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper, spray over it and lightly
sprinkle flour.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and
salt.
In the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment,
beat the butter until soft and creamy, about 2 minutes.
Gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy,
about 3 to 5 minutes.
Easter Peeps Cake |
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Turn off mixer and scrape sides of bowl with spatula.
Turn mixer to low speed and alternately add flour mixture
(in three additions) and milk (in two additions), beginning and ending with the
flour.
Divide batter evenly into prepared cake pans, smoothing tops
with offset spatula.
Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in
the center of the cake comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed
lightly in center.
Place cakes on wire rack and cool for 15 minutes. Run knife
around the edges of the cake, and invert onto wire racks and cool completely
before frosting.
Easter Peeps Cake |
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients
4 cups Confectioners’ Sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, softened
1 tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
2-3 tablespoons Light Cream
AmeriColor 128 Turquoise
My slice - Easter Peeps Cake |
Vanilla Frosting Directions
In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter until
smooth and creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Beat in vanilla extract.
Turn mixer to low speed, gradually beat in the sugar.
Scrape down sides of bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons of the light cream and beat to combine.
On high speed, beat frosting until it is light and fluffy,
about 3 to 5 minutes.
Easter Peeps Cake - my slice |
Add more light cream or powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a
time as needed, until you reach the right spreading consistency.
To assemble cake, place cake layer bottom facing up onto
cake plate or onto cake circle and place
on cake turntable. For either method, line pieces of parchment paper around the
edges and gently remove after frosting the cake.
Using an offset spatula add frosting over the top the cake
and spread evenly leaving a little space around the edges.
Place second layer bottom facing up and frost cake as
desired.
Easter Peeps Cake - my slice, yummy! |
Once cake is frosted cover the top of the cake with Blue Sugar
Sprinkles.
Place Blue Peeps on top of cake any way you like.
Cover bottom and top of cake with Summer Powder Blue Candy
Coated Chocolate.
Place in cake carrier and keep in fridge for 2 to 3 hours to
set before serving. Take out and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.
Vanilla Cake and Vanilla Frosting recipe from Joy of Baking:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/VanillaCake.html
Enjoy! Happy Easter!
-Sophia/Two Frys
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