GOOD TASTE: Naked Cake Fail & Spring Cupcakes

I’m sure you’ve seen all of those beautiful “naked” cakes that are being pinned lately. They’re all the rage and so pretty overflowing with layers of frosting, berries and flowers. I decided to try to make one and although I wouldn’t categorize it as a complete fail it definitely falls short of the inspiration images I’ve been eyeing.

Tada! Here it is in all it’s sad glory. You can laugh – it’s okay. So here’s where I went wrong. First of all, the beauty of the naked layer cake is in the multiple layers. I made two small layers. I think you need at least 3 or 4 to make an impact. I also used the wrong kind of frosting so there’s not that beautiful deep layer of frosting in between, I should have put berries in the middle to also help prop things up. The good news is it tasted really good.

I did manage to salvage the effort. With the leftover batter I made some pretty spring cupcakes.

The cake pan I use for small family gatherings is a small 6 inch pan. I always make cupcakes with the remaining batter and used these pretty laser cut cupcake holders to dress them up.