Dessert
Bee Themed Baby Shower Drip Cake
2 h 30 minServes 12Nutri-Score E€€€
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2 h 30 min
2 h 30 minBee Themed Baby Shower Drip Cake
what you need
Ingredients
sponge cake layers (baked and cooled)Bakery900 g
buttercream (yellow and white, for crumb coat and decoration)Dairy900 g
dark chocolate (melted for the drip)Pantry200 g- yellow food coloring (gel or paste)Pantry10 ml
- black food coloring (gel or paste)Pantry5 ml
- fondant (yellow and black, for the bees and honeycomb)Pantry300 g
honey (for the honeycomb decoration)Pantry60 ml
per serving
Nutrition
595kcal
- Carbs
- 65 g
- Proteins
- 5 g
- Fat
- 35 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Stand mixer
Cake pan ×3
offset spatula
Piping bag- Cooling rack
- cake stand
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Bake and level the cake layers
- Bake the sponge layers and let them cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Level the tops so the layers stack flat.
- Step 2
Make the buttercream
- Beat the buttercream until smooth and fluffy.
- Color most of it yellow and keep a small part white for the bees.
- Step 3
Stack and crumb coat
- Fill and stack the cake layers with buttercream.
- Cover the whole cake with a thin crumb coat and chill until firm.
- Step 4
Smooth the yellow buttercream
- Cover the chilled cake with the yellow buttercream.
- Smooth the sides and top with an offset spatula.
- Step 5
Add the chocolate drip
- Melt the dark chocolate and let it cool slightly.
- Spoon the melted chocolate around the edge so it drips down the sides, then fill the top.
- Step 6
Pipe the honeycomb texture
- Pipe small honeycomb cells over the top of the cake.
- Brush the honeycomb with honey for shine.
- Step 7
Shape and place the bees
- Shape yellow and black fondant into little bees.
- Place the bees on the cake and add the honeycomb pieces.
- Step 8
Final reveal
- Chill the cake until the drip sets, then serve.