"These Hydrangea Cakes are gorgeous miniature cakes that look like hydrangea flowers! You’ll be surprised to learn how easy it is to make the pretty, colorful blossom design on the outside. The inside is beautiful, too, with swirls of multicolored cake!..."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Cakes:
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10 1/2 oz granulated sugar , (1 1/2 cups)
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10 1/2 oz cake flour , (2 2/3 cups)
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1 tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder
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3/4 tsp salt
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4 fl oz egg whites , (see Note below)
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1 cup milk
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1 TBSP vanilla extract
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6 oz unsalted butter , at room temperature
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Gel food coloring , (I used Americolor electric purple, regal purple, sky blue, and soft pink)
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For the Buttercream:
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6 fl oz pasteurized liquid egg whites , (3/4 cup)
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24 oz powdered sugar , (6 cups)
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1/2 tsp salt
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24 oz unsalted butter , at room temperature
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2 TBSP vanilla extract
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Gel food coloring , (I used Americolor electric purple, regal purple, sky blue, and soft pink)