Рецепт The Duck Cake
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When it came time to plan my daughter’s birthday party I had originally wanted to do a bunny theme. She is my Easter baby after all. But, she loves ducks. All things ducks! I was looking around trying to get ideas for a cake when I saw this 3D Duck Cake pan from Wilton. Perfect! Only problem, I’ve never made a 3D cake before and I have never done this much piping before. If she isn’t worth a cramped hand, who is?
I made a trial cake the week before her birthday and it came out great. I used a heavier pound cake recipe to make sure it would hold up. I worked on getting the right tints for my frosting and determining the best way to attack all of this piping. I had enough to worry about the day before her party, I didn’t want the cake to conquer me! By doing a trial I figured out that I wanted to use a larger star tip then the one suggested on the box. Not only did it make the feather look fluffier, it saved me a lot of work!
The 3D Duck Cake
Durable 3D Cake recipe
1 Duncan Hines Yellow (or White) cake mix
- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 small pkg of instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Incorporate all ingredients together one by one on low speed. Make sure to mix thoroughly between each ingredient. Once all of the ingredients are mixed turn mixer to medium and mix for approximately 2 minutes. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Now, cake pan says 55 minutes, what I found was that the cake was finished after 45 minutes, with the convection turned on in my oven. (I have a gas oven)
- Wilton’s Buttercream
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
- 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
- 4 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
- 2 Tbsp milk
Makes 3 cups icing. I made two batches of this since I needed to tint a few different colors and I wanted some leftover just in case!
In a large bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric mixer. Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all of the sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.
For decorating the yellow feathers I used Ateco Star tip #32. The tints I used were Wilton’s Orange, Golden Yellow, and Lemon Yellow. I used a dab of pre-made white frosting (that I needed for the water cupcakes) for the eyes and then used a blue M&M for the eyes.
Sources: Cake Central, Wilton