How To Do A Pastel Robin’s Egg Cake
Hi friends! I’m sharing how to make a pastel robin’s egg cake for Easter. Robin’s egg cake is one of the popular Easter cake trends. It is a fuss-free cake decorating technique using a brown gel color and a paintbrush! You can add additional cake decorating accents as much as you want to the cake. Scroll down for a material list and a short video below. For more Easter cake inspiration, click here. It’s a perfect Easter dessert!
Robin’s Egg Cake Tutorial
I decided to go with a pastel color for the buttercream instead of the standard blue buttercream.
Robin’s Egg Cake Supply Guide
- 6 inch Cake Pan
- Offset Spatula
- Deep Pink Gel Color
- Violet Gel Color
- Brown Gel Color
- Disposable Piping Bags
- Piping Tip 1M
- Paint Brush
- White Chocolate (such as Sweet Tooth Fairy Meltables, needs to be white, not ivory)
- Yellow Gel Color
- Cake Comb
- Fancy Sprinkles Sprinkle Blend (Rabbit Hole)
- Cadbury Mini Eggs Candy (found at Walmart, Target, or your local grocery store)
Robin’s Egg Cake Instructions
- Bake your favorite recipe using a stand mixer and pour the cake batter into the 6-inch cake pans. Recipe suggestions at the bottom of the post.
- Let the cake cool for 10 minutes then take the cake layers out of the pans.
- Cut the top using a serrated knife or a cake lever if there is a significant dome.
- Make your favorite buttercream.
- Tint the buttercream using a tad bit of violet and mix it with deep pink to get a pastel purple with a touch of pink. You can use blue food coloring if preferred.
- Crumb coat the cake with buttercream covering all of the naked spots using an offset spatula.
- Put it in the fridge for 10 minutes.
- Fill one disposable bag with the buttercream.
- Pipe from the bottom to the top.
- Use the cake comb to smooth the cake. Fill in the holes with buttercream until you get a smooth coat.
- Heat up the comb for the final smooth.
- Place the cake in the fridge until cold.
- Drop a bit of brown gel food coloring on a plate and dillute it with a tiny drop of water. Mix it with the paintbrush.
- Flick the paintbrush with your finger and work your way around the cake. I recommend using a glove for this step. My finger was stained for less than 24 hours.
- Apply the Easter sprinkles to the sides of the cake at the bottom. If you have trouble getting them to stick, let the cake warm up a little bit but not too warm.
- Mix 3oz of chocolate melts with 1oz of heavy cream in a small bowl and microwave at 30 seconds then 15 seconds to get it melted.
- Squeeze a drop of yellow in the bowl and let it sit for 5 minute. You don’t want it to be too hot or too cold.
- Use a spoon to apply the drips around the cake.
- Place it back in the fridge to let the chocolate firm up a little bit before piping the border.
- Use a 1M piping tip and create a ruffle effect in a zig zag motion as seen in the video.
- Sprinkle on more Easter sprinkles on the top.
- Place Cadbury mini eggs or any other candy eggs on the top of the cake.
- Enjoy your Robin’s Egg cake!
Quick Instagram Reel Video
What a perfect cake for Easter Sunday! Thanks so much for reading along. If you make your own cute Robin’s egg cake creations, I’d love to see them! (Tag me on Instagram or Pinterest!)
