About the Decoration
For the decoration scheme I wanted to go as preppy as possible so two tone stripes with simple dollops of alternating flavors on top. I loved the look of this cake and always think it’s nice to give guests a bit of a choice when it comes to dessert! Pipe your alternating bands then fill in any gaps with a piping bag that you’ve snipped a smaller opening on. Use a bench scraper to smooth, and here’s the key bit; wipe the scraper off completely after each swipe and don’t go crazy trying to get a perfectly smooth finish. You’ll only end up blurring the lines and potentially removing too much buttercream! You can also use a large toothed cake comb if you have one to get the stripes.
Some Tips and Pointers
If you’re not using 6-inch pans, double the recipe for 8-inch pans or triple the recipe for 9-inch pans. If you see little clumps of butter after you mix the wet ingredients don’t panic, it all works out by the time you mix in the dry ingredients. You can even use melted butter and warm the milk and sour cream up a bit if you like. You can substitute whole milk yogurt for the sour cream if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference. To get FLAT layers that are moist inside and out try using cake strips! You can buy a set on the shop page or make your own from foil and paper towels at home. I made a whole blog post on it so check it out if you’re interested! To pipe the two-tone frosting you fill one bag (1/2 way full) with white frosting, one bag with blue frosting and then put both bags in a third piping bag. No need for a tip, just snip about an inch off each bag. If you want to go crazy, use my ultimate chocolate cake recipe! Fill 2 six-inch pans with the chocolate batter and use the rest to make some cupcakes! You can freeze for these for later! Use the vanilla recipe here to fill 2 six-inch pans, and also use the rest for cupcakes!
How to Make Black and White Cake
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