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Beach Ball Cake Recipe

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This vibrant Beach Ball Cake is a fun and festive dessert made with moist vanilla cake, jam, buttercream, and fondant to resemble a colorful beach ball. It’s decorated with playful edible elements like seashells and flip-flops, making it perfect for any summery celebration.

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

2 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 ¾ cups granulated sugar

4 large eggs

1 cup whole milk

1 tbsp vanilla extract

½ cup strawberry or raspberry jam (warmed and strained)

2 ½ cups vanilla buttercream (for layering and crumb coating)

Red, yellow, blue, green, white, and orange fondant

Edible glue or water (for assembling fondant strips)

Small fondant seashells and mini flip-flops

Crushed graham crackers

Cookie crumbs or crushed vanilla wafers

White fondant circle (for the beach ball button)

Instructions

  1. Preheat and Prep Pans: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour spherical or round cake pans.
  2. Make the Cake Batter: Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir in vanilla extract.
  3. Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add dry mixture to wet ingredients alternating with milk. Mix until combined.
  4. Bake the Cakes: Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool completely.
  5. Slice and Layer: Slice the cakes into three horizontal layers. Spread a layer of warm jam on each, followed by buttercream. Stack the layers.
  6. Crumb Coat the Cake: Apply a thin layer of buttercream over the entire cake and chill for 1 hour.
  7. Roll Out the Fondant: Roll each color of fondant into long triangular panels and trim to fit your cake.
  8. Apply Fondant Strips: Start from the top and apply the panels to the cake. Secure the edges with edible glue or water.
  9. Finish with Button and Decorations: Place a white fondant circle at the top and decorate with seashells and flip-flops. Add edible sand using crushed graham crackers and cookie crumbs.
  10. Final Touches: Smooth the fondant seams and store the cake in a cool area until ready to serve.

Notes

The glaze is optional but gives a beautiful citrusy finish to the cake.

You can switch up the jam flavor or even use chocolate ganache as a filling.

For a simpler version, you can decorate with buttercream instead of fondant.

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