How To Make A Watercolor Cake

Learn how to make a watercolor cake with buttercream and some simple techniques. A watercolor finish is perfect for all kinds of cakes, whether you're going for something simple or something elegant. See the full tutorial on my blog here: sugarandsparro...
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AmeriColor Orange (for the light orange and dark orange colors): amzn.to/3zLhgiC
Vanilla Buttercream Recipe: sugarandsparro...
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[@juanitasullivan3372]

There really needs to be a WOW button here! This is amazing!

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thanks so much!

[@miasnana1]

Love this

[@idahnkatazoncube3588]

Thank you for the tutorial

[@HomeCookingJourney]

Looks pretty!

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thank you!

[@marlenespaulding2054]

Yessss it's beautiful

[@marleemanuel733]

Absolutely inlove with this!! 😍😍

[@SugarandSparrow]

Aw thanks!

[@navyamunaweera5797]

Stunning and so helpful 😍🙏🏼

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thanks so much, Navya!

[@candyk1008]

It's so pretty...I love it..will try it as well

[@rroman2752]

Beautiful

[@evonnerosado]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent 💞

[@bodysculptclinic]

This is beautiful. I'm going to try this weekend

[@evonnerosado]

Absolutely beautiful 🎂 I'm going to try to do, my next project.

[@SugarandSparrow]

Yay! Can't wait for you to try this!

[@kimberlyrenee1031]

THANK YOU!!

[@kimberlyrenee1031]

♥️💜

[@amnah212]

That's super gorgeous!! Can you tell me what colours you used here

[@jenniferharnish5586]

Beautiful!!

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thank you!

[@sophiekeeling4405]

Wow this is beautiful! I was wondering, is it best if you use the darkest colours first, and work up to the lightest, or does the order not matter?

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thanks so much, Sophie! It doesn't matter what order you add the colors :)

[@sophiekeeling4405]

@@SugarandSparrow Thank you, that's really useful!

[@lauravasquez2200]

❤️❤️❤️❤️💕 Love it💜

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thanks so much, Laura!

[@harkisidhu1996]

should you chill the cake when adding each layer of color?

[@CoinsofGrace]

Amazing! I would love to do this for my daughters 1st birthday. What type of frosting works best?

[@SugarandSparrow]

This would be so lovely for a first birthday cake! This is the vanilla buttercream recipe I used: sugarandsparrow.com/vanilla-buttercream-recipe

[@cookhall08]

How frequently Are you cooling the cake ? Does it have to set between colors?

[@mimoleta]

I'd say crumb coat first, put it to set in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes then proceed to coat the entire cake in your base layer and back in the fridge for another 15 to 20mins. This will ensure you don't disturb your base layer and risk revealing the crumb coating while you are working on building the colors for the watercolor effect as you will be scraping and applying quite a bit.

[@omghello9389]

This is so helpful!
Do you thing a whippi2cream mascarpone frosting would work? Thanks!

[@SugarandSparrow]

As long as you can color it and it's what you're used to frosting cakes with, I'm sure it will work!

[@ashwinigattu4744]

Hello .. do we have to chill the cake before applying the colored buttercream

[@SugarandSparrow]

Nope! Just add the colors and start smoothing :)

[@lovelyButterfly1994]

Can you use creamcheese frosting as well? :)

[@SugarandSparrow]

This design would absolutely work with cream cheese frosting!

[@sarabaird4887]

Do you need to chill before you add each of the colors one by one?

[@ilovepools]

So beautiful. I hope you don't mind me asking but how is this different from a "bolo" cake? Thank you. 😃

[@SugarandSparrow]

Hi Pamela! I've never heard of a "bolo" cake before so I'm not sure what the difference is

[@ilovepools]

@@SugarandSparrow Hi there. Thank you for responding. You might want to check out "bolo" cake or not. ☺️

[@mechalecha]

Love it, are you using American buttercream? If you what is the consistency? Thanks

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thanks so much! I am using my American Buttercream recipe (it's medium consistency): sugarandsparrow.com/vanilla-buttercream-recipe

[@mechalecha]

@@SugarandSparrow thanks, let us know if you are planing on giving an online class 💕

[@MangoCurries]

Hihi, I want to try this for my mom's 50th birthday (it's the 27th), but her favorite frosting is cream cheese frosting. Will this still work with that kind of frosting?

[@SugarandSparrow]

Hi there! You could absolutely use cream cheese frosting with this tutorial. I hope your mom loves it!

[@MangoCurries]

@@SugarandSparrow Perfect, thank you!! 💖

[@leanneedge3724]

Hello, could you please tell me what AmeriColours you used…if you can remember 😊

[@SugarandSparrow]

Hi Leanne! The AmeriColor gels are listed in the video description: AmeriColor Fuchsia (for the light pink and dark pink colors): amzn.to/3wSS6N2
AmeriColor Orange (for the light orange and dark orange colors): amzn.to/3zLhgiC

[@jessicaharris463]

What size cake is this and how many layers?

[@SugarandSparrow]

Hi Jessica! This is a three layer 6 inch cake

[@Best.cooking-shibani]

Beautiful