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Happy Holidays Wreath Cake

December 15, 2015 by The Simple, Sweet Life 20 Comments

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Food confession: I’m obsessed with all buttercream cakes.

I mean, ever since I got “100 Buttercream Flowers” by the amazing ladies over at Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes, I’ve had buttercream dreams. At this point, I’m pretty much convinced you can do just about anything with buttercream.

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Don’t get me wrong, fondant is great and all, and I have TONS of respect for all the amazing cake artists who can turn fondant into amazing pieces of sugar art. Unfortunately, that’s just not me. Fondant is more of a sugary frustration (and subsequent disaster) in my hands.

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Also, does anyone actually eat fondant?? 90% of people I know just peel it off…

Making it hard for my inner cake decorator not to be like, “I worked hard on making that edible sculpture so you will eat that hard piece of fondant and you’ll enjoy it!” Yeah, my inner cake decorator can be kind of a jerk… But I’ve heard if you stuff her face with buttercream she’ll go into a happy, sugar-induced coma. 😉

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So with Christmas just around the corner, it seemed high time to pull out my piping tips and to whip up a giant bowl of buttercream. Nothing says “Christmas” quite like copious amounts of buttercream, right? Guuuuuys??

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Happy Holidays Wreath Cake

Get in the Christmas mood with DIY all buttercream wreath cake! | The Simple, Sweet Life
  • Author: The Simple, Sweet Life
  • Yield: One 6" cake 1x
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

Scale
  • One 6” cake (2–4 layers)
  • 4–5 cups buttercream frosting (depending on how many layers you have to fill)
  • Food gel coloring in red, green, and brown
  • Piping bags
  • Piping bag couplers
  • Tips: Wilton #1, #2, #150
  • Assorted sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

  1. Bake 2-4 layers of a cake of your choosing (I doubledthis recipe and added a teaspoon peppermint extract) and ice it with buttercream frosting (either store bought or homemade). Once you’ve iced your cake, use a small bowl or other round object to make a small imprint on the top of your cake. This will act as a guide for creating your wreath.
  2. In several small bowls, color your buttercream brown, green, and red (be sure to leave a little white as well). You’ll need mostly green, a couple tablespoons of brown, a couple tablespoons red, and a spoonful of white.
  3. Spoon your brown frosting into a piping bag with a #2 tip. Using the circle you created earlier as a guide, go around and around to create the base of your wreath. The size and shape you create during this stage will really dictate the size of your finished wreath, so play around with it until you have something you like.
  4. Spoon your green frosting into a piping bag with a #1 tip and begin piping your evergreens. To create the evergreen boughs, pipe a single line where you want the bough to be. Zigzag up and down each side of the first line you created. Repeat until you’ve filled out the wreath (you don’t have to cover the entire brown wreath frame). If you plan on adding a bow in the middle, it’s a good idea to work out from that point so that the boughs are facing in opposite directions where the bow should be.
  5. Spoon your red buttercream into a big with a #2 tip and pipe berries of varying sizes onto your wreath. If you’re going to add any sprinkle embellishments, this would be a good time to do it. Switch to a #150 tip for the bow. With one of the flat ends down, pipe the pieces of ribbon that will be hanging down. To create the bow itself, hold your bag so that the tip opening is in a vertical position, moving your hand in an upside down “U” shape to create each loop. Create as many loops as you want to fill out the bow.
  6. Spoon your leftover white frosting into a bag with a #1 tip, and use it to add snow to your wreath. Sprinkle the “snow” with edible glitter or granulated sugar to create an icy look.

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Comments

  1. Sybil says

    December 16, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    This cake is gorgeous! I need to get my cake-decorating game up so I can attempt this!

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:47 am

      I know you could do it Sybil! 😀 I think the key with this one is patience, because, you know, tiny buttercream evergreen needles. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Melanie @ Gather for Bread says

    December 16, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    This is gorgeous! Simple and pretty…my kind of cake. 🙂

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:47 am

      Thank you Melanie! So glad you think so! 😀

      Reply
  3. Sue says

    December 16, 2015 at 6:29 pm

    Absolutely, stunningly beautiful and festive!!!

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:50 am

      What a sweet thing to say! Thank you! 😀

      Reply
  4. Nicole says

    December 16, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    so pretty!

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:50 am

      Thank you Nicole! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Ron Gregory says

    December 16, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    Beautiful…and simply irresistible!

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    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:51 am

      I’m so glad you think so! Thank you! 😀

      Reply
  6. annie tucker says

    December 16, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    Claire this is gorg!

    -Annie
    http://www.takeabiteblog.com

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    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:47 am

      Thank you Annie! 😀

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Dawn says

    December 16, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    This is amazing! So festive! I love how detailed it is!

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    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:50 am

      Thank you Jennifer! Detailed cakes are my favorite! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Elsa | the whinery says

    December 17, 2015 at 1:20 am

    What a lovely cake… it looks so festive! You have made decorating skills! 🙂

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:52 am

      Mad cake skills? Life goal accomplished! 😀 Thanks for the super sweet comment!

      Reply
  9. Sarah @ Sarah's Bake Studio says

    December 17, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    This cake is beautiful! I also love buttercream. I love to decorate with it and eat it! 😉 I am not a fondant fan myself. I’ve never met anyone who eats it!

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 19, 2015 at 12:57 am

      Right?! It can be fun to decorate with fondant but it just seems like a waste when no one actually eats it. So glad you liked the cake! 😀

      Reply
  10. Karen @ Seasonal Cravings says

    December 19, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    So beautiful. I love the step by step photos. That’s a show stopper!

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      December 28, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      Thank you Karen! So glad you enjoyed the tutorial! 😀

      Reply

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