As for decorating, I went for a sort
of naked cake approach here, using the bulk of the frosting to frost the top and fill the layers.
Not exact matches
But throw on some fluffy whipped cream and sprinkle it with some pistachios and you have a
naked cake that is so pretty and delicious, it's worthy
of even the nicest dinner party - and they'll never know it involves a boxed
cake mix unless you tell them!
To further help get the most perfect sides ever on this
naked cake, it's stacked inside a ring
of clear acetate (a type
of flexible plastic used for some baked goods).
Naked cakes are all the rage these days (just check out Style Me Pretty and the loads
of beautiful un-frosted wedding
cakes) and nothing looks better
naked than layers
of brownie
cake, freshly whipped cream, and some
of the season's first and sweetest strawberries.
I ALMOST ate a whole bowl
of it like pudding, but the thought
of a
naked, ganache-less
cake brought me back to my senses.
These simply delicious
cakes are scrumptious
naked but for me, I wanted to jazz them up with a bit
of my obsession... Cookie Butter.
Gently spread frosting on the outside and top
of the
cake making sure to leave some open spaces to give it that
naked cake look
This
naked cake has a base
of moist buttermilk banana
cake, adapted from the dependable Milk Bar cookbook.
As much as we all love fruit pies, cobblers and
cakes, perfectly juicy fruit (peaches, rosy berries, taut cherries) is often better left
naked and raw, maybe spooned onto a scoop
of ice cream, a buttery shortcake biscuit or a slice
of poundcake to add a sweet and luscious note.
If used in small amounts in a frosted
cake this may be minimally noticeable but the
naked cake tasted distinctly
of it.
But a good vanilla
cake is a solid starting point, so I'm beginning with your almond / chocolate
naked cake that you made for Thom's birthday... with extra vanilla instead
of the almond extract (sob) because nut allergy... Pretty excited!
I made two batches
of this toasted coconut yoghurt
naked cake recipe to create four
cakes for tiering.
I will say buttercream would more likely bond the
cake more tightly to achieve the smooth
naked cake look but I prefer the slight tang
of the yoghurt.
Wedding
Cake The wedding cake was a beautiful naked cake of three tiers, two of Victoria sponge and one car
Cake The wedding
cake was a beautiful naked cake of three tiers, two of Victoria sponge and one car
cake was a beautiful
naked cake of three tiers, two of Victoria sponge and one car
cake of three tiers, two
of Victoria sponge and one carrot.
I've never made a «
naked»
cake before but have seen them around and you've knocked it out
of the park!
On the opening day, its rich red and blue tones echoed the powdered pigment
caked onto the half -
naked bodies
of performers in David Medalla and Adam Nankervis's Mondrian Pavilion (2017), continuing their more than 20 years
of work inspired by the art
of Piet Mondrian.
You'll probably need to pipe more frosting along the «
naked» parts
of the
cake, as to get frosting on every part
of the outer edge
of the
cake.
Meanwhile, over at HouseGoesHollywood: Sandra Bullock and Chelsea Handler get
naked in a shower together and trade insults... Wolverine does it Gangnam style... Kirstie Alley jumps out
of a
cake... and Sean Penn gets a hard - on for his old missus, Madonna...