Easy Gender Reveal Cake
Easy gender reveal cake recipe and tutorial, homemade with simple ingredients. This baby shower chocolate layer cake is decorated with pink and blue buttercream icing and finished off with a cute topper.
Servings: 9 Slices
Calories: 823kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Chocolate cake Round, Dimensions: 8x2 each
- 2 cups Blue buttercream frosting
- 2 cups Pink buttercream frosting
- 2 cups Sparkling sugar You will not use the whole quantity and will have leftovers for a different cake project
- 20 Large candy balls Pink, white and blue
Instructions
- Bake chocolate cakes as per the link above.
- Allow the cakes to cool to room temperature.
- While the cakes are baking and cooling, prepare the pink and blue frostings.
- Remove cake from pans and trim the domes (if any) so they are flat.
- Place one cake on a serving dish.
- Spread blue icing evenly on top with a spatula. If the gender of the baby is a girl, then spread pink icing instead. I was making this cake for a boy.
- Place the other cake on top of the icing and press gently to secure properly.
- Use a spatula to spread pink and blue icing randomly on top of the cake and along the sides of the cake.
- Use a clean spatula to spread this frosting smoothly until you have a swirled pattern of both colors. Both colors should be prominent and should not completely blend in together.
- Cover the entire cake in sanding sugar. Remove excess sugar from the serving dish with a clean paintbrush and keep aside in a sealed Ziploc bag for another cake decorating project.
- Use a dollop of buttercream to stick large candy balls along the top outer edge of the cake.
- Push the cake topper in the middle of the cake. Enjoy!
Notes
- You don't have to use the exact same topper or candy balls I used. There are so many varieties in the market these days. Get creative and use whatever you like.
- Don't assemble and decorate a warm cake because the icing will melt.
- Try a different cake flavor like vanilla, strawberry, cookies and cream e.t.c.
- Pair with another frosting flavor. I think almond frosting would be delicious.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 823kcal | Carbohydrates: 157g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 885mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 121g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 4mg