Taylor Swift Cake

Surprise the "Swiftie" in your life with this bright and colorful homemade Taylor Swift themed cake. Follow detailed step by step instructions to create a treat that will wow even the biggest fan. Use your favorite cake recipe or try one of mine (I've linked to it, below!)

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 40

Resting Time / Assembly Time 1 30

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Equipment

3 8-inch cake pans (can use two and bake in batches)
8-inch parchment rounds optional
8-inch cake rounds optional
10-inch cake base or large flat plate
offset spatulas and cake smoothers optional
food safe markers
Rolling Pin
cutters in the following shapes (optional): small heart, guitar, small rounds, numbers, rectangle heart shaped sunglasses
small decorative disco balls
See "Helpful Tools and Equipment" section in post for full list of equipment, specialty cutters and links.

Ingredients

9 cups cake batter
12 cups buttercream (Swiss meringue or American buttercream)
nonstick baking spray
cornstarch (for rolling fondant, optional but helpful)
white fondant
gold fondant (optional)
red, blue, yellow, pink, purple gel paste food colors
edible colored pearls or beads in various sizes

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Instructions

Day 1

Bake three 8-inch cake rounds using your favorite cake recipe (such as My Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe .) You will need about 9 cups of batter. Cool completely and then wrap each round in plastic wrap. (see Notes)

Day 2

Day 2: Prepare a buttercream, such as a Swiss meringue buttercream or my easy White Chocolate Buttercream . You will need about 10 cups of buttercream for the cake and decorations.
Place one of the cake layers on a cake board or serving plate, securing it with a dab of buttercream. Pipe or spread about 1-½ cups buttercream evenly on top. Place a second layer on top of the first and spread it with 1-½ cups buttercream. Top it with the third cake layer and spread an even, thin coat buttercream over the entire cake tier to form a crumb coat. Chill for at least 20 minutes.
Divide the remaining buttercream among 4 bowls. Color one with pink gel paste, one with light blue, one with yellow, and one with purple.
Using an offset spatula or spoons, spread the colors in generous patches around the cake, alternating colors. Drop dollops of the colored buttercream on top. Be sure to retain some of the buttercream for piping decorations on top of the cake.
Use a cake smoother or an offset spatula to smooth the sides and the top of the cake until they are even and very smooth. Run the cake smoother or spatula under warm water first to help achieve a smooth surface. Chill cake for at least 20 minutes.

Prepare the Decorations

Sprinkle a work surface with cornstarch to prevent fondant from sticking. Roll out white fondant to about a ⅛ inch thickness. Use a small round (about ½ to ¾ inch diameter) shaped cutters to cut out circles. Cut out enough for the cake recipient's name, an "s" and the letters v-e-r-s-i-o-n. Set aside on a piece of parchment or waxed paper.
Roll out more white, red, gold and light blue fondant to the same thickness. Cut out small hearts, heart sunglasses, a guitar, and a small rectangle shape to decorate the top and sides of the cake (see Tools and Equipment list in post)
Roll out one color of fondant to about a ¼ to ⅜ inch thickness and cut out number shapes for the birthday age (I used two of these on my cake.) Set pieces aside on waxed paper or parchment.
Use a food safe marker to write the cake recipient's name, an "s" and the letters v-e-r-s-i-o-n on the white round fondant. Write the birth year on the rectangle piece of fondant.
Start decorating your cake!! Place various sizes of disco balls on top of the cake, arranging in groups with varying heights.
Transfer your remaining buttercreams to piping bags fitted with various large star tips and pipe decorative swirls on top of the cake, as shown.
Using water or food-safe adhesive, apply the letter pieces in a curved shape, like a bracelet. For the apostrophe, use a medium sized, edible pearl.
Create the remainder of the bracelets using colored edible pearls in different sizes.
Finish decorating your cake by placing the fondant hearts around the top and bottom front sections. Place the guitar and sunglasses on top of the cake and the birth year piece on the bottom (or improvise and arrange them another way!)
Pipe in any "holes" or vacant areas with more buttercream or more hearts or disco balls. Add a few sticks of rock candy or lollipops in the back for height and more color!

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Notes

Leftover cake can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, tightly covered. Freeze leftover slices for up to one month in airtight containers. Thaw the slices at room temperature or in the refrigerator overnight.

If your cake layers are on the delicate side, I find that it helps to chill them for a few hours (tightly wrapped) before applying the crumb coat. This helps to make them a little more sturdy and less wobbly when stacking and frosting.

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