Buttercream Rose cake

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4.9

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  • Prep Time

    40 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 10 mins

  • Servings

    8

  • Calories

    330 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Buttercream Rose cake

A moist layer cake with a hint of orange covered in a buttercream flavored with orange liqueur and orange blossom water. Buttercream roses elevate this cake visually making it appropriate for nearly any occasion!

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Ingredients

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For the Cake:

  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 101/8 oz.
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup butter salted
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 4 tsp orange zest from about 2 large oranges, grated
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 large egg
  • 1 cup orange juice you can add the juice of a lemon if you'd like some more zing, fresh, strained

For the Buttercream:

  • 2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 lb confectioners sugar sifted
  • 1 tbs orange blossom extract
  • 4 tbs orange liqueur
  • 2 salt pinch
  • Food Coloring Green, Pink, Orange

Instructions

For the Cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour three 6-inch cake pans.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Cream together the butter, sour cream, and orange zest.
  4. Slowly add the sugar, mixing until the mixture is light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between additions and scraping down the sides.
  5. Add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the orange juice to the creamed mixture, beating well on low speed after each addition. Pour equal amounts of the batter into the 3 prepared cake pans. (I also use cake strips on my pans for more even baking.) Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 22 min. Cool the cake layers in the pans for 10 min. and then loosen the layers by running a knife between the cake and the edge of the pan. Remove the layers from the pans and put them on a rack to continue cooling.




For the Buttercream:

  1. Beat the butter until light and fluffy, add the sugar a cup at a time and beat well. Add all other ingredients in. Beat. 
  2. Reserve 1/3 of the buttercream for the roses. 
  3. Color the remaining 2/3 light pink using less than a drop of soft, pink food coloring. 
  4. Divide the buttercream for the roses into several batches. One will be green for the leaves; one will be white; one will be yellow (for the stamens); and two different color pink batches. 
  5. Separate the buttercream into 3 equal batches and color two of the batches with pink food coloring in different shades. 

For the Roses:

  1. Attach a 126 tip to a piping bag and fill the bag with both colors of buttercream.
  2. Use a spatula to create a cone of buttercream on the cupcake.
  3. Pipe a cone onto the cupcake. (sharp side of tip facing up)
  4. Create the rose by making small arcs with the tip, which gradually increase in size as you get toward the edge of the flower.
  5. Pipe the leaves with a leaf tip. 

Notes

  • ALWAYS sift your sugar. Any lumps will clog your tip.
  • Storing your flowers in the fridge will make them easier to handle when it's time to apply them to your cake/cupcake.
  • Add food coloring a little at a time with a toothpick for maximum control.
  • ALWAYS sift your sugar. Any lumps will clog your tip.
  • Storing your flowers in the fridge will make them easier to handle when it's time to apply them to your cake/cupcake.
  • Add food coloring a little at a time with a toothpick for maximum control.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 79g Calories 330kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 39g (13%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Trans Fat 2.5g (125%) Cholesterol 40mg (13%) Sodium 250mg (10%) Sugar 31g (62%) Vitamin A 200IU (4%) Calcium 40mg (4%) Iron 0.7mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 330 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 79g
Calories 330kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 39g 13%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 2.5g 125%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 250mg 10%
Sugar 31g 62%
Vitamin A 200IU 4%
Calcium 40mg 4%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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