Pancake Cake Tutorial
Calories: 12
Adjust Servings Here: 18 servings
Description
Create a stunning Stacked Pancake Cake that looks like a delicious tower of breakfast pancakes! This tutorial will guide you through baking, frosting, and decorating a 4-layer, 6-inch round cake, using American buttercream, marshmallow fondant, and gumpaste berries for realistic details.
Ingredients
- 4 6-inch Round cakes (any flavor)
- 6 cups American Buttercream
- 2 lbs Marshmallow fondant Ivory, red, blue
Decorations & Edible Paint
- Gum Paste Fruits: Strawberries and blueberries
- Edible Gel Colors: Ivory brown, and a touch of yellow
- Edible Gold or Brown Petal Dust (Optional for shading)
Instructions
Step 1: Bake and Prepare the Cake
- Bake 4 layers of 6-inch round cake and let them cool completely. Trim the tops if needed for an even stack.4 6-inch Round cakes
Step 2: Frost the Cake
- Place the first cake layer on a cake board. Apply a thin layer of buttercream and stack the second layer. Repeat the process with all four layers.6 cups American Buttercream
- Crumb coat the cake with a thin layer of buttercream and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Apply a final smooth coat of buttercream and chill while preparing the fondant.
Step 3: Make the Pancake Layers (Fondant Strips)
- Color your marshmallow fondant in an ivory shade (use gel colors). Roll out long strips about ½ inch wide and ¼ inch thick. Flatten the strips slightly using your rolling pin to resemble pancake edges.2 lbs Marshmallow fondant
- Start at the bottom and wrap the strips around the cake, slightly overlapping them. Continue stacking the strips upwards, ensuring each row mimics pancake layers.
Step 4: Create the Cooked/Burnt Pancake Look
- Mix ivory and brown gel colors with a small amount of clear alcohol (like vodka) or lemon extract to create a thin paint. Use a food-safe brush to paint the edges of each pancake layer, adding burnt or cooked marks for realism.
- Lightly dust the edges with gold or brown petal dust to create dimension. Blend the colors for a natural toasted effect.
Step 5: Make Gum Paste Fruits (Strawberries & Blueberries)
- Strawberries: Roll small red gumpaste balls and shape them into strawberry forms. Use a ball tool to create small dimples to mimic seeds. Roll out green gumpaste and cut tiny leaves for the strawberry tops. Attach the leaves and let the strawberries dry.Gum Paste Fruits: Strawberries and blueberries
- Blueberries: Roll small balls of dark blue gum paste. Use a ball tool to indent the tops. Lightly dust with blue and purple petal dust for a natural look.
Step 6: Assemble the Final Cake
- Arrange the gumpaste strawberries and blueberries on top of the cake. Optionally, drizzle edible syrup (caramel or honey-colored piping gel) for a realistic syrup effect. Serve and impress with your Stacked Pancake Cake!
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