Description
Celebrate a special baptism with a homemade cake! This guide provides everything you need to bake the perfect baptism cake, from essential ingredients to step-by-step instructions and creative decoration ideas. Add a personal touch to this blessed occasion with a beautiful and delicious christening cake.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Butter
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Powdered sugar
- Lemon or almond extract (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour cake pan(s). Ensure butter and eggs are at room temperature.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, alternating with milk, until just combined.
- Bake: Pour batter into prepared pan(s). Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Frost and Decorate: Frost the cake with buttercream or your preferred frosting. Decorate with edible pearls, fondant crosses, sugar doves, or other religious-themed decorations.
Notes
- Use cake flour for a softer crumb.
- Ensure all ingredients are fresh and measured accurately.
- Practice piping techniques on parchment paper before decorating.
- Store the cake in a cool, dry place or refrigerate briefly to firm up the frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350 Kcal
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 75mg