It became popular because of its 4 ″ petite size, dreamy colour palettes and affordable pricing. But now, many other bakeries and home bakers have stepped up their customised cake game ‒ taking inspiration from the Korean bento cake trend.įor those who haven’t heard of it, Korean bento cakes are minimalist cakes placed in a takeaway box. The few places my birthday cakes were from were bakeries like BreadTalk and Four Leaves. It’s okay if a little bit of the frosting mixes with the frosting on the sides of the cake - it’ll get blended later.Growing up as a 90’s kid in Singapore, customised cakes were not always a common sight. Gently, smooth it out using your offset spatula until it is spread all over the top. If doing a monochromatic gradient, this should be the lightest color. Save half of it for the top of the cake.ĭecorating the top: Using an offset spatula, dollop the color you decided for the top of your cake on top. If the last color will be the color for the top of your cake, do not mix all of it into the previous color to create a gradient. Keep repeating these steps until you reach the last color. There is no exact science to mixing the colors we just want to keep mixing a little bit of the next color into the previous color to keep creating shades that gently blend into one another. Once you’ve piped the second band of frosting, empty out the contents from the piping bag into that first bowl and add all of the remaining frosting from the second color, mix well, and refill the bag. Pipe the next band of color on top of the previous ring of frosting. Refill the same bag with the newly mixed color. Mix the two frostings together until fully incorporated. For example, if we started with red, now we’ll add a small amount of orange to the remaining red frosting to create a color that is somewhere in between red and orange. Gradient: To create a smooth gradient, we will add a little bit of the next adjacent color. Push as much frosting out of the bag as you can.
Pink minimalist cake full#
Once you pipe a full ring of frosting, empty out the remaining frosting back into its bowl. (If you’re doing a monochromatic gradient, start with the darkest color and move to the lighter color as you move up the cake.) It’s okay if it’s a little jagged or crooked, as it will be blended and smoothed later - just try your best to keep it even. Start by piping a band of frosting on the bottom of the cake. Pull your chilled cake from the fridge and place it on the turn table. Push any air from the bag by gathering the frosting toward the tip - a straight edge like a bench knife is helpful here to scrape the frosting toward the bottom of the bag. If you’re doing a monochromatic gradient, start with the darkest color here. Start off by filling the pastry bag with the frosting color that you want to be on the bottom of the cake. This will help you fill the pastry bag with frosting. Fold half of the pastry bag over itself and place it into a tall heavy glass. Push the tip until it fits snug into the pastry bag. Place a medium or large round tip into a pastry bag and snip the end. Adding a little color at a time gives you the most control over the final color. Once evenly divided, add your food coloring to each bowl. (If you’re decorating the top of the cake white, reserve the same amount of frosting as the other colors.)Įvenly divide the remaining frosting between three to four bowls (depending on how many different colors you want to mix).
Pink minimalist cake Patch#
It’s always good to have a little extra plain frosting in case you need to patch something up or adjust one of the colors. Take a few spoons of plain frosting and set it aside. Using these tips while choosing your color palette will allow your ombre to smoothly transition without giving you any muddy colors. You can also do light to dark hues in the same family for a monochromatic look. For example, I’m using the colors pink, red, orange, and yellow, which are inspired by the sunset. Step 4: Pick your color paletteįor an ombre cake, you want tones of color that shade into each other, graduating from light to dark, so it’s best to stick with three to four colors that are adjacent in the color family.
Pink minimalist cake how to#
See more details: How to crumb coat a cake, or watch it in action: How to frost layers with a crumb coat.
Once frosted, place the cake in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes to chill. This thin frosting layer traps all the little crumbs that come loose while frosting, ensuring a smooth, crumb-free finish when you frost the final layer. Use an offset spatula to spread a thin layer of frosting over the whole cake. Photography and food styling by Deepika Kalla
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