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BIRTHDAY WEEK: DIY twig & tweet layered color cake

April 14, 2015 by TheSweetEscape 6 Comments

Spring Blue and pink layered cake byThe Sweet Escape What’s a birthday without cake?! I’ve had this cake idea for so long and with the Spring weather and birthday celebrations I thought it was the perfect time to make some food art with this layered color cake. If you follow along my food experiments adventures, you know that I’m a fan of both slow, low and homemade good eats but I’m also totally an advocate of cheating. This is one of those cheating recipes. This one is more about the color, design and concept for me. Did I mention how much of a bird lover I am? Thank god the ‘put a bird on it’ trend is over because 90% of gifts I received had birds on them. Now that that whole thing has passed I feel like it’s ok for me to embrace them again in my own way.

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I bought these little faux feathered friends at a dollar store ages ago not knowing what I would use them for then had a light bulb moment recently and dreamed up this spring colored cake idea with a twig & tweet topper. I had a bit of a different type of twig in my mind but Mother Nature wasn’t on the same page as me on this particular day but you get the idea.

So here’s the major cheating part – this cake uses almost all packaged goods. I 1000% get it if you’re not into that and want to make the cakes, icing & custard from scratch. I don’t blame you. I just really wanted to share this fun decor idea and this was the fastest way and even though it may not be great common practice, it tastes delish I think there’s a time & place for cheating. Here’s what I used:

• 1 white boxed cake mix
• 1 chocolate boxed cake mix (I only used half*)
• 1 package of instant vanilla pudding
• 1 container of pre-made vanilla frosting
• food coloring
• milk, oil, eggs as per mixes instructions

* I used the other half of the chocolate mix to make a batch of cupcakes & stuck them in the freezer. You could also just all another layer to the cake if you like but you’ll need more pudding.

If you’re looking to make it more handmade Martha Stewart has you covered with a recipe for Vanilla Sponge Cake (add cocoa for chocolate), custard, and buttercream frosting.

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Add blue & red food coloring to the white cake mix and vanilla pudding until you get your fav shades of spring blue and pink. Carefully shave off the top of the cake layers to create a flat service then start assembling your masterpiece.

Spring Layered Cake with Pink custard

For the actual topper, I rinsed and dried the twigs then used a hot glue gun to adhere the cute birds. You can make this as simple & sweet or a total show stopper depending on how many twigs and birds you add. I added a bit of green ombre to the bottom just to add a little somthin’ somthin’.

Spring Colorful Bird & Branch DIY Cake  by The Sweet Escape

The extra surprise is when you cut into it and find these delicious shades of spring. Blue and brown separated by some pretty pink pudding. If you’re some kind of cold hearted baker who hates blue & pink, feel free to use your palette of choice.

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I think these tweets need names – Happy Birthday from Macy, Donna, & Clive!

Spring Colorful Bird & Branch DIY Cake  by The Sweet Escape

Whether it’s a birthday or another special spring celebration, this layered color cake is sure to impress and put a smile on your guests face…when their mouths aren’t full of cake.

Spring Blue and pink cake byThe Sweet Escape

 

Spring Blue and pink layered cake byThe Sweet Escape

If you liked this, be sure to check back for birthday week of surprises or some of our other Good Eats. 

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Filed Under: DIY, RECIPES Tagged With: birds, birthday week 2015, cake, layered cake, spring, twigs

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  1. Dannyelle @ www.lifeisaparty.ca says

    April 14, 2015 at 9:20 am

    Love the cake, so sweet and spring like! And Happy Birthday too.

    Reply
  2. Marie-Lou says

    April 14, 2015 at 10:45 am

    Love everything about this except that I am not eating it right now! Xo

    Reply
  3. Cyndi says

    April 14, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    Thank you for giving me a great idea for a baby shower cake! Happy Birthday to one of the most beautifully done blogs I follow. :)

    Reply
    • TheSweetEscape says

      April 20, 2015 at 4:32 pm

      Thanks so much Cyndi, you just made my day! I hope the cake is a big hit at your next baby shower.

      Reply
  4. Renee Elliott says

    April 14, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    cute!

    Reply
  5. Molli McCarthy says

    July 1, 2019 at 10:31 am

    This is so cute! Where did you get the little birds?

    Reply

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