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I’m sure you’ve seen all of those beautiful “naked” cakes that are being pinned lately. They’re all the rage and so pretty overflowing with layers of frosting, berries and flowers. I decided to try to make one and although I wouldn’t categorize it as a complete fail it definitely falls short of the inspiration images I’ve been eyeing.
Tada! Here it is in all it’s sad glory. You can laugh – it’s okay. So here’s where I went wrong. First of all, the beauty of the naked layer cake is in the multiple layers. I made two small layers. I think you need at least 3 or 4 to make an impact. I also used the wrong kind of frosting so there’s not that beautiful deep layer of frosting in between, I should have put berries in the middle to also help prop things up. The good news is it tasted really good.
I did manage to salvage the effort. With the leftover batter I made some pretty spring cupcakes.
The cake pan I use for small family gatherings is a small 6 inch pan. I always make cupcakes with the remaining batter and used these pretty laser cut cupcake holders to dress them up.