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I adore this fruity tutti super fun trend that’s popping up this year! Taking a cue from my own pineapple cake, I present to you an adorable and simple pink strawberry cake! This cake would be so much fun for a kid’s birthday party: string up some pink and green garlands, serve fresh strawberries and ice cream or berry popsicles, and light the candles on this truly easy-to-make strawberry cake.
What You Need
- 1 recipe for a pink strawberry cake, OR a cake box mix and pink gel food color
- 1 heart shaped cake pan
- 4 cups of vanilla buttercream or 2 cans of frosting tinted pink – I used “electric pink” color.
- 1 offset spatula
- 1 cake board or cake plate
- 1 piping bag fitted with an open star tip such as Wilton 4B
- 24 white chocolate chips
- 1 green craft paper
- 1 wooden BBQ skewer
- Scotch tape
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Step One
Bake your cake according to recipe or box instructions and let cool completely.
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Step Two
Using a serrated knife, trim the dome from your cake for an even surface. Go ahead, snack on the trimmings. Place the trimmed cake on a cake board or cake plate.
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Step Three
Frost the entire exterior of your cake using your offset spatula.
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Step Four
Fill the piping bag fitted with the open star tip with the remaining buttercream.
Tip: check out this tutorial for an easy way to fill a piping bag.
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Step Five
Cover the entire cake (sides and all) with drop stars: apply pressure and squeeze the piping bag, then pull away to create a cute little drop star.
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Oh, yes you did. Look at that cute, fluffy pink thing!
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Step Six
Place the white chocolate chips, swirl-side-down, into the top and sides of the cake to resemble strawberry seeds!
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Step Seven
Using some green craft paper, cut out a stem using scissors.
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Adhere to a wooden skewer using a piece of tape.
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Step Eight
Place the green stem skewer into the top of the cake, et voilà! You made a strawberry! CUTE!
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Kids and adults alike will love cutting into this pink strawberry confection – so fun for a birthday or BBQ! Happy summer! See you again soon with more cake tutorial cuteness!