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Giant Peep Cake

March 19, 2018

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Take a peep at this yellow velvet Easter classic!

Download my Surprising & Sweet Easter Treats for more baking inspo!

Baking The Cake:

12 lbs of Yo's Yellow Velvet Cake

Icing The Cake:

Simple Syrup
2 batches of Yo’s Italian Meringue Buttercream
Lemon Yellow Food Colouring
Golden Yellow Food Colouring

Decorating The Cake:

Coarse Sugar
Yellow Colour Dust
Dark Chocolate Ganache

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2 x 9”x13” Rectangular Cake Pans	Add to Cart -
2 x 8” Round Cake Pans
7” Round Cake Pan
6” Round Cake Pan
Serrated Knife
Ruler
Large Offset Spatula	Add to Cart -
Small Offset Spatula	Add to Cart -
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Paring Knife
Paint Brush
#806 Round Tip
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Bake Cakes

prepare your cake batter and divide up amongst pans. Pour 5lbs of batter into each rectangle pan, 3lbs into each 8” round pan, 2.5lbs into the 7” round pan, and 1.5lbs into the 6” round pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes for the 6” cake, and 1 hour for all remaining cakes. Let cool completely before removing from pans.

Level & Layer Cakes

Level all cakes and remove caramelization from bottoms. Layer the 2 8”, and 7” cakes

Simple Syrup The Cakes

Drizzle all of your cake layers with simple syrup

Prepare Buttercream

Colour two batches of Italian Meringue Buttercream to match the cake using lemon and golden yellow food colouring

Stack and Fill Cakes

In three separate sections stack your cakes by spreading your yellow Italian Meringue Buttercream between the layers:

Section 1: 2 9”x13” Cakes
Section 2: 2 8” Round Cakes
Section 3: 7” round and 6” Round Cakes

Chill each section before carving

Note: To see how I separated my cakes watch the video here

Time To Carve!

Carve your cakes in their 3 separate sections, using a peep as your model:

Section 1: into a pointed oval
Section 2: like a rounded mound (center of peep)
Section 3: similar to a birds head

Use cake scraps to fill out the body where necessary

Note: To see how I got my peep shape check out my video here

Assemble Your Cake

Use Italian Meringue Buttercream to stack the 3 sections of your cake into a peep!

Adjust The Shape

Once your cake is assembled it’s a great time to assess the shape of your cake and add/remove sections until you’re happy with it’s peep likeness

Crumb Coat & Chill

Use a small offset spatula and yellow buttercream to crumb coat your cake and chill for 20 minutes

Ice Your Peep

Using more yellow buttercream ice your cake and chill for another 20 minutes

One More Coat!

Ice your cake one more time, doing your best to make it as smooth as possible. Once chilled a paper towel can be used to ensure a nice smooth texture.

Note: Watch my video here to see this technique

Make Coloured Sugar

Blend 2 cups of coarse sugar with 1 teaspoon of yellow colour dust using a peep as a colour reference

Decorate

Press your coloured sugar into the cake, using a paint brush to sweep away any extra

Pipe Some Eyes

Use a round tip to pipe ganache onto a cake board into eyes for your Peep. Chill for several minutes before using a spatula to remove them, and secure onto your cake using extra ganache

Note: To see how I place the eyes on my Peep cake watch my video here

Congratulations!

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