Black and White Lambeth Halloween Cake
An elegant Lambeth cake, decorated with black and white piped buttercream, perfect for Halloween or a Gothic wedding.
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Equipment
- 1 16-inch Piping Bag
- 1 12-inch Piping Bag
- Coupler and Piping Tips (104, 4B, 17, 69)
Ingredients
- 1 6-inch 3-layer cake, frosted with white buttercream (well chilled)
- 2 cups chocolate buttercream
- 2-3 tbsp black cocoa powder, sifted
- black gel food coloring
Instructions
- Chill the frosted cake in the refrigerator for several hours, before decorating.
- To make the black buttercream, it's helpful to start with chocolate buttercream. Add 1 tablespoon of the black cocoa powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of the black gel food coloring, then stir together well. Add more cocoa powder and food coloring until the buttercream reaches your desired shade of black. Note: The color will deepen and darken as the buttercream sits.Important Note: You should always sift the cocoa powder first, to remove lumps. Even tiny lumps of cocoa powder in your buttercream can clog a small piping tip, making it difficult to decorate your cake.
- To decorate your cake, follow this Lambeth cake decorating tutorial.
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