Color Option: Baby Pink Recipe
Make Color Option: Baby Pink Recipe in just 1h 30m. Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.
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Ingredients
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Cake Base
Frosting
Method
Cake Base
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
- 4
Add Eggs and Vanilla
Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- 5
Combine Mixtures
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix until just combined.
- 6
Add Pink Coloring
Add the pink food coloring until you achieve the desired shade of baby pink.
- 7
Bake
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 8
Cool
Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting
- 9
Prepare Frosting
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
- 10
- 11
Add Pink Coloring
Mix in the pink food coloring until you reach the desired shade of baby pink.
- 12
Frost the Cake
Once the cake layers are completely cool, spread a layer of frosting between the two cakes, then frost the top and sides of the cake.