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Best Ever Mardi Gras Cake Recipe
What is Mardi Gras without an elaborate cake? This is the Best Ever Mardi Gras cake that looks like it is hard to make but is actually incredibly simple. This moist white cake features all the traditional colors Mardi Gras in a 3 tier cake. Don't forget to add the plastic baby.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Decorate Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 13 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 1160 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
White cake
- 2 boxes white cake mix
- 8 large egg whites
- 2 ½ C water
- 1 C canola oil
Vanilla Frosting
- 3 C unsalted butter softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Purple, Gold, and Leaf Green Gel Food coloring
Instructions
Cake directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with pam baking spray.
- Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth.
- Divide the cake batter into the three cake pans.
- Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients until smooth and stiff peaks form, about 5-7 minutes.
Cup of Yum
Building the Cake directions :
- Place one cake layer onto the cake board and cut the dome off the cake to make an even layer.
- Repeat step with other two layers.
- Scoop 3 C of frosting into one bowl and add in a few drops of purple.
- Mix until combined.
- Scoop 3 C of frosting into the second bowl and add in a few drops of green, mix until combined.
- Using the remaining frosting, mix in a few drops of gold gel food coloring and mix until combined.
- Scoop 1 C of purple frosting onto the bottom layer and spread evenly.
- Place the second cake layer on top.
- Spread 1 C of green frosting on top and smooth evenly.
- Place the last layer of cake on top.
- Smooth evenly any frosting sticking out of the sides.
- Scoop remaining frostings into their own bags.
Decorating directions
- Using the Purple frosting, pipe a row going from top to bottom of dots onto the side of your crumb coated cake. Try and keep the dots similar in size and in a straight line.
- Use the angled spatula to smush the dots.
- Hold the spatula horizontally and apply pressure to the first dot.
- Press hard enough so that the dot smushes down, but not so hard that it loses its shape.
- When you reach the crumb coat, pull the spatula away to the side, smearing the dot across the surface of the cake.
- Repeat down the line until all of the dots have been smeared.
- Pipe another row of dots using the green frosting so that they overlap the first row of smeared dots.
- Repeat the smearing technique with the gold frosting.
- For the final row, you can leave off at your last smear, or pipe a row of dots and leave them un-smeared.
- Repeat steps going in a circular pattern on the top of the cake.
- Place in the fridge overnight to allow frosting to harden before enjoying!
Nutrition Information
Calories
1160kcal
(58%)
Carbohydrates
130g
(43%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
70g
(108%)
Saturated Fat
34g
(170%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
129mg
(43%)
Sodium
645mg
(27%)
Potassium
111mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
95g
(190%)
Vitamin A
1510IU
(30%)
Vitamin C
0.04mg
(0%)
Calcium
210mg
(21%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1160
% Daily Value*
Calories | 1160kcal | 58% |
Carbohydrates | 130g | 43% |
Protein | 7g | 14% |
Fat | 70g | 108% |
Saturated Fat | 34g | 170% |
Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
Monounsaturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
Cholesterol | 129mg | 43% |
Sodium | 645mg | 27% |
Potassium | 111mg | 2% |
Fiber | 1g | 4% |
Sugar | 95g | 190% |
Vitamin A | 1510IU | 30% |
Vitamin C | 0.04mg | 0% |
Calcium | 210mg | 21% |
Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.