Simple Gender Reveal Cake
Equipment
- 4-inch springform or cake pans
- 6-inch cake board
- frosting tips, bags, and spatula
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 15.25 oz box Great Value white cake mix
- 1 3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1¼ cups milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- Pink or blue food coloring depending on the gender reveal
For the Frosting
- ¾ cup butter room temperature
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- A tiny amount of purple food coloring optional, for brighter white frosting
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar divided
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- Pink and blue food coloring for decorating
Instructions
Cake Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a stand mixer or bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, milk, oil, and food coloring (either pink or blue).
- Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until fully combined.
- Grease the cake pans and pour the batter halfway into each pan (you will have leftover batter for cupcakes, cake pops, or a larger cake).
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool, then remove them from the pans. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for easier frosting.
Frosting Preparation
- In a stand mixer, beat the room-temperature butter until pale and almost white.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- (Optional) Add a tiny amount of purple food coloring using a toothpick to brighten the white frosting. Start with less than a drop and adjust as needed.
- Gradually add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Add the cream and mix well.
- Add 1-2 cups more of powdered sugar until the frosting reaches your desired consistency.
Cake Assembly
- Place a small amount of buttercream in the center of your cake board to hold the cake in place.
- Unwrap one frozen cake layer and place it on the cake board. Apply a thin layer of frosting to seal the crumbs, smoothing the edges.
- Add ¼-½ inch of frosting on top of the first layer and smooth it out.
- Place the second cake layer on top and apply another thin layer of frosting (crumb coat). Chill the cake in the fridge or freezer for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the cake and apply a final, even layer of frosting to the sides and top of the cake.
- Using a writing piping tip, pipe the month and year centered on top of the cake.
Decoration
- Divide the remaining frosting in half. Color one half pink and the other blue.
- Using a piping bag, pipe pink rosettes(or design of choice) around the base and top of the cake, leaving spaces for blue rosettes.
- Switch to blue frosting and pipe rosettes into the remaining gaps.