How to Make Different Cakes for Various Occasions?

Anniversaries are important. It is a memorable date that shouldn’t be ignored. And most importantly, it is an event that deserves to be celebrated. So, having an excellent cake could be considered. If you want to make a cake for this special day, then I have one cake recipe that will fit your needs.

For the ingredients, you need to have the following:

Cake:

• 3 ½ cups of sugar
• Two cups of shortening
• Six eggs
• Six teaspoons of baking powder
• ​Three cups of milk
• 5 ½ cups of all-purpose flour

Royal Icing

• ½ teaspoon of tartar
• Four cups of confectioners’ sugar
• Three tablespoons of meringue powder
• 1/3 cup and two to three cups of water, divided

Buttercream Frosting

• A cup of softened butter
• A cup of shortening
• 12 cups of confectioners’ sugar
• Three teaspoons of vanilla extract
• ¾ cup and three tablespoons of milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Gel or paste food coloring
• 2 ¼ cups of lemon curd, apricot filling, raspberry filling, poppy seed filling or a purchased filling based on your choice
  

Now let’s get it started:

1. ​ Combine the confectioners’ sugar, meringue powder, cream of tartar and 1/3 cup of water in a bowl. Just beat it on low speed until combined. And beat on high for about 7 to 10 minutes or up until stiff peaks form. Then keep the icing covered always using a damp cloth to avoid drying out.
2.  Now for the cake, line two greased 12 inches round baking pans together with waxed or parchment paper, flour and grease paper then set aside.
3.  Mix sugar and cream shortening in a bowl and add eggs one at a time while beating well every added egg.
4.  Combine the baking powder, flour and salt then add to the creamed mixture along with the milk alternately.
5.  Pour it into the prepared pans and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or once the inserted toothpick comes out clean.
6.  Cool it for about 10 minutes before you remove it from the pans to the wire racks for complete cooling.
7.  For the frosting, mix the shortening, butter and confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl up until well combined. Beat in the vanilla, milk and the salt until the mixture becomes fluffy and light.
8.  To assemble the cake, split each of the cooled cake into the two horizontal layers. Put the bottom layer on the serving plate then spread with the thin layer of the frosting.
9.  After that, top it with ¾ cup filling based on your choice. Then, spread the thin layer of frosting over the bottom of your next layer. You have to repeat layers two times and top it with remaining cake layer.
10.  Now, place the reserved white frosting in the pastry bag and pipe eight vertical columns around the sides of the cake. And put the numbers of years you are celebrating your anniversaries!

To make a birthday celebration extra special, a chocolate cake could be considered. Along with this cake is the use of colorful candles to brighten up the occasion.

Prepare these ingredients:

• 140 grams of butter
• ​Two eggs
• 175 grams of golden caster sugar
• ¼ teaspoon of bicarbonate soda
• 50 grams of cocoa powder
• 250 grams of natural yogurt

For the decoration, here’s what you need:

• A tablespoon of melted butter
• 300 grams of sieved icing sugar
• Three to four tablespoons of boiling water
• Two tablespoons of sieved cocoa powder
• 50 grams of plain, white and milk chocolate

And here’s the method to follow:

1.  Heat the oven and butter and line the base of the 18 x 28cm cake tray or tin.
2.  Place the sugar, and the butter in the bowl then beat together until fluffy and light. You have to add the eggs at a time and beat well.
3.  In the bowl, sieve the cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and flour then tip in any bran that is left in the sieve.
4.  Now, pour in the natural yogurt and stir everything to make a smooth mixture and spoon it into the prepared tray or tin.
5.  Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes up until just firm and once it shrinks away from the sides of the tin. Cool the tray for around 5 minutes and turn on the wire rack to cool completely.
6.  And for the icing, sieve the cocoa and icing sugar in the bowl then pour the butter and the two tablespoons of boiled water. Stir them together to create a smooth and spreadable consistency.
7.  Now, spread the icing over the top of your cake with the use of a palette knife that is dipped in hot water.
8.  Meanwhile, melt the chocolates in three various bowls in the microwave that is on a high for about a minute or on the Pan of simmering water. Once melted, spoon them into three plastic and disposable piping bags.
9.  After that, snip off the ends and pipe 12 simple shapes on top of your birthday cake. Just leave it to set. And before serving, you can cut the cake into 12 pieces and push in the colored candles.

Of course, wedding celebration might not be extra special if without having a cake on the table. If you want something that will make any wedding occasions memorable then why not bake this kind of wedding cake. This wedding cake comes from the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. And this is referred as the Oaxacan wedding cake.

The needed ingredients are the following:

Vanilla Cake Batter

• Two cups of unbleached all-purpose flour
• Two teaspoons of baking powder
• ¾ cup of softened and unsalted butter
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• 1 ¼ cups of sugar
• ¾ cups of milk
• Three eggs
• A teaspoon of vanilla extract

Strawberries and Garnish

• Two cups of sliced strawberries
• ¼ cup of sugar
• A vanilla bean
• A cup of chopped and toasted walnuts

Coffee Chantilly

• ½ cup of powdered sugar
• Three cups of 35% whipping cream
• Two tablespoons of strong brewed espresso coffee
• A teaspoon of vanilla extract

Now, follow these directions:

1. For the vanilla cake batter, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit having the rack in the middle position. Butter then line an 8-inch springform pan having a parchment paper.
2. And in the bowl, combine the salt, baking powder and the flour. Then, set aside.
3. Cream the sugar and the batter in another bowl. You can use an electric mixer here. Add the eggs one by one and beat the mixture until very fluffy and light. This could be around two minutes. And on low speed, add the dry ingredients with vanilla and milk alternately.
4.  Now, pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake it for around an hour or up until the inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow it to cool for about 10 minutes. After that, unmold it and completely cool on the wire rack.
5.  Meanwhile, for the coffee Chantilly, whisk the cream with coffee, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract in the large bowl up until soft peaks form and set aside.
6. And for the strawberries and garnish, simply spread the half of the coffee Chantilly right in the center of the one slice of the cake. Then, garnish it with half of the walnuts and half of the strawberries.
7. Layer with the second slice of the cake and just repeat it with the remaining Chantilly. And finally, garnish it with whole and fresh walnut and strawberries.

There are a lot of holidays within the year allowing families and friends to have some time for a special gathering or party. During such days, the presence of cake shouldn’t be ignored. In fact, you can make any cake, but this Hot Cocoa Brownie Cake stands out from the rest.