Cinco de Mayo Cake

 Cinco de Mayo Cake with bright buttercream flowers and a colorful border

Yes, it's Ocho de Mayo. I may always be on time in real life, but on the blog...maybe not so much.

This cake was for a cake auction (!) at a Cinco de Mayo fundraiser. Spoiler: it did sell and not to a relative. Yay!

Cinco de Mayo Cake with bright buttercream flowers and a colorful border

Attempting a pretty cake still makes me a little nervous, probably because I don't do it very often. I did use a recipe that I love, though, so that part made me a little less nervous. I made this yellow layer cake with cookies dough filling and fudge frosting. The only change I made in the cake is that I toasted the flour for the filling to make that cookie dough 100% safe to eat.


For the buttercream flowers, I used this buttercream with a 3:1 shortening to butter ratio. Here's a tip: after making the flowers, pop them in the freezer until you're ready to use them. I did that for the flowers I didn't feel confident piping directly onto the cake.

Cinco de Mayo Cake with bright buttercream flowers and a colorful border

That edge might be my favorite part. I used #12 tips. Yes, I bought 4 more tips so I wouldn't have to swap icing bags or try to space that evenly.

I've gotta tell you about my inspiration. Y'all...these people make cakes and pretty frosting.
  • Mindy's Bakeshop: fellow Texas girl who makes beautiful cakes and cookies
  • Coco Cake Land: Lyndsay's cakes are creative, whimsical, and fantastic. (Also, she has a book coming out in August.)
  • Mrs. Weber Bakes: A local girl, I'm such a fan. Mr. E had her make my birthday cake a few years ago...it was delicious and beautiful. 
  • I also gleaned some piping techniques from the Topless Baker. (Never fear...it's a guy, and he's wearing an apron. ;))
Cinco de Mayo Cake with bright buttercream flowers and a colorful border

Of course, I don't have a photo of the inside as it was auctioned off, but there's a pic of this same cake here. It's a good one. 

Happy Ocho de Mayo, y'all. 


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