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Speckled blue Easter cake with coconut nest and pastel eggs

Easter Cake

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Description

Create a stunning centerpiece with this professionally finished robin’s egg cake featuring a unique speckled buttercream technique. By precisely aerating the butter for three minutes and using a cocoa-flicked finish, you can achieve a realistic eggshell look complemented by a toasted coconut nest.

Ingredients

  • 3 pre-baked 8-inch (20cm) vanilla cake layers
  • 340g (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to 18°C/64°F
  • 750g (6 cups) soft icing sugar, sifted
  • 1-2 drops blue gel food coloring
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons boiling water
  • 2 cups coconut flakes
  • 200g small pastel candy eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F (140°C fan) and spread coconut flakes on a tray to toast for 6–10 minutes until golden, then cool completely.
  2. Place softened butter in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and beat on high speed for exactly 3 minutes until the color shifts from yellow to pale white.
  3. Gradually add sifted icing sugar in three batches on low speed, then add vanilla and salt and beat on high speed for 2 additional minutes.
  4. Mix 1 drop of blue gel into a tablespoon of frosting, then slowly incorporate teaspoons of this concentrated blue mixture back into the main bowl until a pastel robin’s egg shade is reached.
  5. Level and frost the cake layers, smoothing the exterior with a bench scraper before flicking a mixture of cocoa and boiling water onto the surface using a clean toothbrush.
  6. Press toasted coconut around the bottom edge and top of the cake to form a nest, then fill the center with pastel candy eggs.

Notes

To ensure the most realistic speckle effect, practice your flicking technique over a sink or a piece of parchment paper before approaching the cake to control the droplet size and velocity. It is also essential to use gel-based food coloring rather than liquid drops to maintain the thick, stable consistency of the aerated buttercream.

  • Prep Time: 40 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

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