Okay, now that we have the pan, the rest of the cake is really simple. Personally, I think you should get two of the pans. It makes baking easier and faster but you can survive with one as I did. Here’s your step-by-step guide on how to make a number cake: Increase mixer speed to medium and add in the wet ingredients in 3 parts, mixing until incorporated and scraping down the bowls after each addition. DO NOT over beat otherwise, you will end up with dense cakes.

For our cake, we frosted it with blue buttercream and then we created a rainbow using m&ms. We made little clouds with jumbo and not-so-jumbo marshmallows. And, what’s a rainbow without a pot of gold, so we added some chocolate coins at the bottom. Number 3 CakeWorking with one number at a time, place one layer of the number onto a cake platter. Using a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip (or your favorite tip), pipe the whipped cream frosting over the cake in dollops. You can choose to evenly spread the frosting too. Preparation is only one half of the baking equation. Once you’ve created the perfect mix for a light, fluffy sponge or a moist fruit cake, it’s down to the baking to bring out the best results. We’re here to help at every stage of the process, not only with baking utensils and ingredients, but with cake bake trays and tins in different shapes and sizes - all made to the same unbeatable standard of quality we’re known for. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well between each addition. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Out of several options that I explored, this Wilton cake pan was the best I found. There were a few others but in the end, the value and numerous possibilities for the future won me over.

Pipe frosting all over the cake in dollops using the round tip. You want the dollops to be at least 2-inches tall. part of a new range of smaller 3D shaped cake tins from the Sweetly Does It sub-range from KitchenCraftTo make a uni-four-n, we piped vanilla buttercream through a round piping tip and piped little dollops all over the cake. Then, we added a pink and purple star tip mane, some fondant decorations, and an eyelash to make a sassy uni-four-n! Number 5 Cake I am always a skeptic when it comes to trying anything that is on-trend. Especially during the hype of the trend. It took me years to get on the kale bandwagon (spoiler, this kale salad with radishes and lime vinaigrette is my favorite salad now) or the dripping cake (I am not there) or the Unicorn obsession (this Mother’s Day cake was my interpretation of the trend). Once cool, slice each number cake into two halves for layering. I used a cake wire cutter to slice mycake but you can also use a serrated knife.