Ingredients for - Flowerfetti Cake
How to cook deliciously - Flowerfetti Cake
1. Stage
Preheat over to 325 degrees F. Line the bottoms of three 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and coat them with nonstick spray.
2. Stage
Whir sugar and zest in a food processor for 2 to 30 seconds, or until it releases a sweet lemon aroma.
3. Stage
Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter and lemon sugar on medium speed for 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
4. Stage
Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl so the mixture is smooth. Reduce speed to low and add half the flour mixture; then mix in yogurt and lemon juice. Beat in the remaining flour mixture and petals.
5. Stage
Distribute batter among the pans and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a metal tester comes out clean. Let cakes cool to room temperature in pans and then turn them out and flip them upright. Let them cool for a least 1 hour and up to overnight; after an hour, tightly cover each layer in plastic wrap and store at room temperature until ready to frost.
6. Stage
Mark the lowest spot in the top of the first cake layer. With a serrated knife, use a slow sawing motion and circle around the cake, cutting off the uneven top. (Good news is, you can sample this yummy crusty piece.) Repeat with remaining layers.
7. Stage
Place the first layer cut-side down on your serving dish. Spread frosting on top with an offset spatula or a good flexible spatula. Top with another upside-down layer cake and repeat the process twice more. Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining frosting.
8. Stage
Time to decorate. Toss petals onto the cake, sprinkle them down like rain, shower them like asteroids — you are the artist, and you can't go wrong.
9. Stage
For the frosting: Put all the ingredients in the bowl of a mixer. Beat slowly at first, to let the confectioners' sugar start to absorb and then increase speed to medium-high; beat for 3 to 4 minutes until no lumps remain. Taste and beat in more confectioners' sugar if desired. Note that overbeating will cause the frosting to lose its stiffness.