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Painting the Roses Red Cakes

Painting the Roses Red Cakes

Inspired by the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, these Painting the Roses Red Cakes are a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, sweet shredded coconut and rose shaped decorations!
Course Dessert
Keyword Alice in Wonderland, Valentine
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 mini cakes

Ingredients

Vanilla Cupcakes

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup milk

Vanilla Buttercream

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • green gel food coloring

Decoration

  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ teaspoon water
  • green gel food coloring
  • white and red rose shaped icing decorations
  • red gel food coloring

Equipment

  • Wilton Mini Wonder Mold
  • offset spatula
  • piping bag
  • large Ziploc bag

Instructions

Vanilla Cakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease the cake molds with cooking spray.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add in the egg, egg white, and vanilla; beat until blended.
  5. On low speed, gradually beat in the flour mixture, one third at a time, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
  6. Divide batter among the cake molds and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cakes for 10 minutes in the pan then unmold the cakes and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Coconut Decoration

  1. Place the shredded coconut into a large Ziploc bag.
  2. Combine the water and a few drops of green gel food coloring in a small bowl.
  3. Pour the green water mixture into the Ziploc bag and shake until the coconut is fully coated.

Vanilla Buttercream

  1. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and vanilla until smooth.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and milk and beat until combined.
  3. Add a few drops of green gel food coloring and beat on high speed until fluffy.

Assembly

  1. Use an offset spatula to frost the outsides of each of the cakes. Transfer remaining frosting to a piping bag.
  2. Use your hands to press the shredded coconut into the frosting on the outside of the cakes. Fully coat each cake in coconut.
  3. Pipe a dab of green icing onto the backs of the rose decorations. Gently press four decorations onto each cake.
  4. If desired, use some red gel food coloring to paint some of the white roses so that they’re a half white and half red.