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Your guests won’t guess that thisstunning cakecame from your kitchen, not a professional pastry chef.
We created this ombre-frosted cake withoutusing fondant.
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Step 1: Prepare the Cake
A frosting masterpiece needs a showstopper cake beneath to match.
But feel free to be creative and use as many layers as you want.
To help avoid getting crumbs mixed into the frosting, start with chilled or frozen cake layers.
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And if you’re looking for a shortcut to get decorating faster, try usingpurchased white frosting.
Slide a few pieces ofwaxed paperbeneath the cake to help keep the ombre frosting off the cake stand.
Frost the top of the cake layer, then place the second cake layer on top of the first.
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Repeat with additional layers if necessary.
Thinly frost the top and sides of the cake with white frosting.
(Learn how to make a crumb coat your final layer of frosting withour easy naked cake recipe.)
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Leave one bowl of frosting white for the top layer of the cake.
Clean your spatula, then dip it in warm water and dry.
Use the spatula to smooth the between the different shades of frosting.
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This will blend the layers slightly, giving your cake the desired ombre look.
Feel free to get creative and use other cake-decorating tools to make lines or swirls in the frosting.
Then, gently pull out the waxed paper from beneath the bottom layer, and enjoy!
Photo Credit: Courtney Whitmore.
