How to Make a Paint Palette Cake
I have a fun DIY tutorial for you today, that’s perfect for kids birthday party ideas. When we chatted about 5 basics for planning your child’s birthday party, I mentioned that cake is at the top of the list. And since the list is pretty short, you can take the time to put extra effort into those things. With that in mind, I’ve created a cake that’s perfect for the little artist in your life.
Art parties and at-home painting parties have been increasingly popular in the past few years, and this cake is cut and decorated to look like an artist’s paint palette, and it’s quite easy to make!
What You Need
You can make two decorated cakes or just save the other round for later. Follow the steps below for one paint palette cake.
I started by baking a cake using Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake mix in Party Rainbow Chip flavor. Just follow the directions for making two 9-inch rounds.
- 1 prepared 9-inch round cake
- 1 container Betty Crocker rich & creamy vanilla frosting
- Assorted colors of “writing icing”
- food coloring
How to Make It
Trim the ‘mound’ off the top of the cake so it’s level. Turn the cake over to decorate so you’re essentially using the bottom of the cake as the top.
Cut out an indention at the edge of the cake, and a circle near it for the palette “thumb handle.”
Using the food coloring, tint your vanilla frosting a light tan color using 5 drops red, 5 drops green, 3 drops yellow. Mix well.
Frost the cake, covering all the sides and inside the circle cutout.
Using the colors of gel, pipe “paint” spots around the outer edge of the cake as you see in the photo.
Helpful Tips
For easier decorating, bake the cake and refrigerate over night so it can firm up.
To keep your cake plate or surface clean while frosting, tuck small sheets of wax paper underneath the cake edges, all the way around. Gently pull them to remove when finished.
Complete the presentation by filling small glasses or jars with water tinted with food coloring. Use a new, clean paint brush for effect.
I used Betty Crocker Party Rainbow Chip cake for this. What I like about it is that when you cut into it, it has flecks of color throughout, similar to flecks of paint!
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