Robin's Egg Cake!

Robin's Egg Cake! , By www.blognindi.site .

A classic robin's egg cake perfect for your next spring-time or Easter gathering featuring a moist vanilla cake covered in a perfectly sweet vanilla buttercream.

Total Time: 50 Minutes, Servings: 10 Servings

Ingredients :

For the Cake:
• 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 213g
• 1 cup sugar 228g
• 1/4 tsp baking soda 2g
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 6g
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter 176g, room temperature
• 3 egg whites
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream 133g
• 1/2 cup whole milk 113g
For the Vanilla Buttercream:
• 2 lbs confectioners sugar 907g
• 1 lb butter 456g, unsalted, room temperature
• 3 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• Blue food coloring
For the Assembly:
• ½ cup coconut 40g, toasted, sweetened
• 2 tsp cocoa powder nice quality
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 chocolate eggs mini

Instructions :

For the Cake:
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spread coconut flakes out on a baking sheet. Cook for about 5-10 minutes mixing once in between, they will toast quickly. Set aside to cool.
• Increase temp to 340 degrees F. Butter and flour three 6-inch pans. I use cake strips on my pans for more even baking as well.
• Sift the dry ingredients (including sugar) together in a large bowl.
• Beat the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Add the wet to the dry and mix until just combined.
• Divide the mixture evenly into the cake pans.
• Bake at for about 25-30 minutes or until the centers are springy to the touch.
For the Vanilla Buttercream:
• Beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt, and milk. Mix.
• Add blue food coloring until you get robins egg blue.
• Transfer to a piping bag. Snip off the tip.
For the Assembly:
• Pipe buttercream between each cake layer.
• Pipe an outer layer and smooth out with a bench scraper.
• Mix cocoa powder and vanilla or alcohol. Using a paint brush, splatter the cake and chocolate eggs to create a speckled look.
• Chill for about 10-15 minutes.
• Pipe a ring of buttercream on the cake. Press toasted coconut flakes onto ring. Create a nest shape.
• Add eggs to the inside of the nest.

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