Buttercream Donut Cake
I actually did this cake several months ago. It ended up being one of the cutest and most fun cakes I've ever done. It was for a sweet three year old girl who loves donuts.
My goal was to make it look like a real donut...but be cake, of course. I prefer to use all buttercream. It just tastes better and is more forgiving to work with, in my opinion.
The video below is a sped up version of how the cake was iced. I started with two round ten inch cakes. I cut a trench in the bottom layer and piped icing into it. Then, stacked the other layer on top of it. You'll notice a little crack in the top layer, but I fixed it when I started icing the cake. I manipulated the layers so much that it split.
Next, I trimmed the cake into the shape of a donut, rounding off the top and bottom of the cake. Two colors of icing were used, a light brown color for the donut and a pink to simulate the donut icing. I also topped it off with real sprinkles for a finishing touch.
My goal was to make it look like a real donut...but be cake, of course. I prefer to use all buttercream. It just tastes better and is more forgiving to work with, in my opinion.
The video below is a sped up version of how the cake was iced. I started with two round ten inch cakes. I cut a trench in the bottom layer and piped icing into it. Then, stacked the other layer on top of it. You'll notice a little crack in the top layer, but I fixed it when I started icing the cake. I manipulated the layers so much that it split.
Next, I trimmed the cake into the shape of a donut, rounding off the top and bottom of the cake. Two colors of icing were used, a light brown color for the donut and a pink to simulate the donut icing. I also topped it off with real sprinkles for a finishing touch.
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