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    Home » Blog » Blog Tutorials » Themes and Occasions » Seasonal & Holiday » Spring

    Buttercream Ruffle Cake Tutorial

    July 14, 2010 By Melissa Diamond 18 Comments

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    Today I'm going to demonstrate how to make an ADORABLE and easy buttercream ruffle cake, as well as a "pink velvet" cake.

    I just love cute cake designs and this cake in particular is just about as sweet & girlie as it gets! It all started with the batter.  BeBe went with the sister of the red velvet cake---pink velvet.  Here's how it all went down...

     

    Easy Buttercream Ruffle Cake Tutorial and Pink Velvet Cake by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

     

    First...I made my Pink Cake Layers

     

    First, I tinted white cake batter with about a ½ teaspoon of pink coloring gel. Use your pink shade of choice. We used Wilton Rose...

    Lovely Buttercream Ruffles and Pink Velvet Cake! Free Tutorial by My Cake School!

    It's just sickeningly pink, isn't it?  That's how we know it's perfect!  Let's go for 3 six inch layers...

    Learn how to make a piped buttercream ruffle cake as well as a Pink Velvet Cake in My Cake School's Free Tutorial!

    Abra Cadabra................

    Beautiful Buttercream Ruffle Cake and Pink Velvet Cake! Free Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

     

    Decorating the Cake with Buttercream Ruffles

    Now I'm going to dress it in green.  Pink & Green is kinda my thing lately.

    Next, it's time for our favorite Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting!

    I'm using my trusty bench scraper to smooth & remove excess buttercream as I spin the cake on my turntable. It's a good idea to frost a base coat of frosting in the same color that your buttercream ruffles will be for a couple of reasons..

    First, if your ruffles aren't piped very close together, the base frosting will show. Secondly, having a fresh base coat of frosting really gives the ruffles something tacky to cling too.

    It's an added layer insurance (because nothing's sadder than droopy ruffles).  ;0)

    Beautiful Ruffled Buttercream Cake with Pink Velvet Cake Layers! Free Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    Of course, we could have opted for a smooth coat of buttercream, but ruffly is just so much fun! (It's easier too!)

     

    Piping Vertical Rows of Ruffles with a Petal Tip

    To create these rows of luscious buttercream ruffles, I used a simple 104 petal tip. Starting at the base of the cake, I positioned the petal tip so that the fat end of the opening was just barely touching the cake. Then, gently zig zag back and forth as you create your vertical row of ruffles!

    I used to teach a beginning cake decorating class at our local community college, and one day during our petal tip lesson I demonstrated an easy ruffle border that I had seen in Martha Stewart's wedding cake book. Same idea as today's ruffle technique...just much shorter.

    I wasn't paying attention at one point during the demo and made one of the short ruffled rows several ruffles taller than the others. Before that moment, it hadn't occurred to me that vertical ruffles can be piped the full height of the cake while remaining completely secure! Love, love, love.

     

    Beautiful Ruffled Buttercream Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    The whole process is actually very soothing. There's nothing like a little repetitive ruffle piping to allow your mind to decompress after a long day. I've had several of our members tell me that they find cake decorating to be very therapeutic and I couldn't agree more. (That's assuming that you don't have 12 cakes to do in a weekend!  That's a different story.)

    After spinning the cake while piping my buttercream ruffles all the way around, I decided to extend the ruffles a bit more as you see here. It's entirely up to you.

    I kept the top of my cake smooth, but you can ruffle the whole top if you'd like. There's no such thing as a cake with too many buttercream ruffles!

    Gorgeous Buttercream Ruffle Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

    I love a Cake topper

    I topped the cake with a gerber daisy from my stash of fun gum paste and fondant cake toppers.  I knew I would be able to put it to good use one day!  And then, I added a little shine...

    Looking back, I probably should have skipped the shine on the flower, haha! I had just learned the simple recipe for edible shine  and things got a little out of hand.  (I glossed everything in sight for weeks!)

     

    Free Tutorial! Learn how to make a buttercream ruffle cake in this My Cake School tutorial!

     

    Let's Cut the Cake!- Oh how I love Pink & Green

    And now for the grand finale!!!  Let's cut into it!! Ahhhh...the pinkaliciousness. Love it! Nobody would ever guess how simple this ruffled cake it is to create. This is one of those buttercream techniques that is perfect for any skill level of cake decorating! Keep it in mind for cupcakes too!

     

    Ruffled Cakes for Any Occasion!

    Buttercream Ruffle Cakes are an amazing option for just about any occasion. Baby showers, bridal showers, and even ruffled white buttercream tiers would make for a gorgeous wedding cake. The options are endless.

    You can also play around with the direction of your piping... horizontal ruffles are also a beautiful option (piping horizontally starting from the bottom and working your way up)-- Diagonal piping is lovely too.

     

    Beautiful Ruffled Buttercream Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

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    1. Charlene John June 17, 2014 at 8:56 pm

      I tired this cake it came out beautiful and I love this site

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    2. BeBe June 17, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      I am happy your cake turned out great, thank you for making your post.

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    3. yverose lamour March 12, 2015 at 11:54 am

      beautiful cakes, so creative and informative. Easy to follow blogs. thank you for sharing.

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    4. maria edna . July 28, 2015 at 10:47 am

      Hi!...thank u for being kind in showing us cake decoration d ruffles technique...it was really so nice and like it very much...

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    5. Melissa Diamond July 28, 2015 at 11:04 am

      Thank you so much for your comments!! xo

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    6. patricia reed September 20, 2017 at 9:37 pm

      I have a story about making my colorful buttons and late night work shinning them . My husband work me up I had fallen asleep face first right into buttons. They were all stuck all over my face. should have taken picture. We both really laughed hard.

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