Flower Pot Cakes

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7lbs of Yo's Ultimate Chocolate Cake
1 x Yo's Chocolate Ganache Recipe
1.5 batch of Italian Meringue Buttercream
4.5 lbs Satin Ice White Fondant
Wilton Ivory Icing Colour
4 Tablespoon Instant Coffee
2 Tablespoon Hot Water
Wilton Rose Pink Icing Colour
CakeCraft Food Colouring in Avocado
Fresh flowers - enough to fill each pot!
10 x Oreos

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3 x 6" round cake pans, prepared with parchment paper
2 x 5" round cake pans, prepared with parchment paper
2 x 4" round cake pans, prepared with parchment paper
Serrated knife
Offset palette knife
Palette knife
Rubber spatula
Rolling Pin
Fondant smoother
Paring knife
Drinking straws

Prepare Cake Batter

Prepare your Yos Ultimate Chocolate Cake batter, and divide among pans as outlined below:
6 round cake pans - 4lbs of batter divided evenly
5 round cake pans - 2lbs of batter divided evenly
4 round cake pans - 1lb of batter divided evenly

Bake Cakes

Bake each cake at 350 degrees, for the designated baking time listed below, or until a toothpick comes out clean and allow to cool completely in their pans.
6 round cake pans - 40 minutes
5 round cake pans - 30 minutes
4 round cake pans - 20 minutes

Prepare Buttercream

Prepare your Italian Meringue Buttercream, and set aside.

Prepare Instant Coffee

In a sealed jar, place your hot water and instant coffee. Shake until coffee dissolves. Slowly incorporate instant coffee into your Italian Meringue Buttercream.

Carve and Fill Cakes

Carve your cakes into the shape of a pot and fill cakes with coffee buttercream.

Cover Cakes

Cover your cakes with fondant, replicating the tapered look of a flower pot. Set aside.

Create Potting Soil

Crush Oreo cookies, and any cake scraps. Mix together to replicate potting soil. Then sprinkle potting soil on top of cakes.

Insert Straw

Place a plastic drinking straw into your cake, insert the stem of your fresh flowers inside the straw.

Tips!

If youre not comfortable working with fondant, or simply want to cut down on prep time, you can actually bake mychocolate cake recipe directlyin aterra cotta flower pot!