“Ballerina Fairy” Cake with Classic Vanilla Buttercream

Today’s post is going to be short and sweet (for once in my life). That’s because this particular recipe has already been posted on the blog under “Classic Vanilla Cake” and “Hand Whipped Vanilla Buttercream”. Only this time around, I doubled the ingredients to create four layers for my daughters’ birthdays, and used a Kitchen Aid mixer to give my hands a break. I more so just wanted to take this time to share the finishing touches that make this cake unique from the original recipe — more layers, more colours, and a little dash of cake decor to top it all off.

For the layers (as mentioned above), I simply just doubled my “Classic Vanilla Cake” recipe. However, one of my layers fell apart, but not to worry! I was thankfully able to use the buttercream as an “adhesive” to piece it back together. If you ever find yourself in this situation, please know with a good icing in place, it’s almost always repairable.

For the buttercream (also doubled), I splashed each layer with a different colour, using lulu’s natural food colouring. I went in with soft pastels of blue at the foundation, layering up to green, yellow, orange, and finally pink at the top. I then took some excess pink buttercream and added a second layer on all sides of the cake to bring the colours together to an almost ombré effect.

For the cake decor, I decided to keep it clean and simple. In the centre, I added two little “ballerina fairy” cake toppers that I ordered from Etsy. I then went around them with some matching coloured beeswax birthday candles by Honey Candles, which I found at one of my favourite local shops, Welk’s on Main.

Minus one of the cake layers falling apart, I would say this was a success. And so far, no one has been able to notice which layer took the fall (thank goodness).

I hope this post sparks some inspiration, whether it’s the simplicity, layering, or even a reminder that just because your cake layer falls apart, doesn’t mean you have to.

May you all have a beautiful rest of the Spring season!

Xoxo