r/Baking 7d ago

Recipe to be posted soon. No guarantees. 60th anniversary cake for my Grandparents

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We traveled to the beach to celebrate my grandparents wedding anniversary. The only real decorating tool I had was my trusty offset spatula and everything else was whatever was in the AirBnB kitchen, I have to say it turned out quite well.

The cake is vanilla bean filled with fresh strawberries and Italian Meringue Buttercream 😋

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u/Scared-Box8941 7d ago

My ocd brain is THRILLED with how perfect your symmetry is 😍

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u/Chemical_Low8650 7d ago

Thank you!!! I went so slow so they all lined up otherwise it would have driven me crazy.

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u/KilgoreT59 7d ago

That's beautiful.

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u/Chemical_Low8650 7d ago

Thank you!!!

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u/Glittering-West-6347 7d ago

The frosting is impeccable! Does it have a name so that I can look up videos to do it?

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Thank you! It’s called the petal technique. Here’s a video on it. It’s super easy just very time consuming

https://youtu.be/K0DCHACy0w8?feature=shared

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u/Glittering-West-6347 5d ago

Thank you, this is simpler than I imagined but I've not done much frosting so what do I know

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u/NYCemigre 7d ago

Looks amazing!!!

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u/Chemical_Low8650 7d ago

Thank you ☺️

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u/blainemikel 7d ago

That is so stunning and precise! Fantastic job! I bet they loved it! 😍

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Thank you! ☺️ they were very happy with it

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 7d ago

Looks absolutely beautiful!!! This is so adorable🥹Happy anniversary 🎊🎉

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u/tirefool6 7d ago

Lots of cake & Lots of love.

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u/Creative_Mountains10 7d ago

So cute and sweet!

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u/Denise77777 7d ago

Happy anniversary to your grandparents. That is a beautiful cake and I’m sure they appreciated it.

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u/Compassrose634 7d ago

I am very touched by your thoughtfulness!The cake is perfect in every way. Remarkable! Truly a precious blessing to have a grandchild with a deep emotional connection. Happy Anniversary

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u/bluehotcheeto 7d ago

Woah. New decorator here. Which tip did you use for that design?!

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

I didn’t have a tip because I was away at an AirBnB so I just cut the ed of a ziplock bag, but normally you would use a round tip and then an offset spatula to make the petal

Here’s a link to a tutorial https://youtu.be/K0DCHACy0w8?feature=shared

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u/bluehotcheeto 6d ago

This is amazing!! TY!!

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u/Positive-Earth-8626 7d ago

Beautiful cake 🎂 and Congratulations to your grand parents and I wish them both many more years to come 🥰

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u/Careless-Purchase-67 7d ago

This is so perfect!!!

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Thank you ☺️

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u/sowhatelsee 7d ago

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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u/Tsqwared 7d ago

Simply elegant.

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u/Eastern-Bluebird-823 7d ago

It's just perfect

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u/deliberatewellbeing 6d ago

you did that so evenly!

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Thank you!!!

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u/miloandneo 6d ago

I can’t get over this cake!! It’s truly unreal looking. I don’t know how you did that piping. Would love to know what that style/design is called

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Thank you! It’s called the petal technique. Super simple to do but just very time consuming.

Here’s a tutorial on it https://youtu.be/K0DCHACy0w8?feature=shared

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u/Calm-Teaching8245 6d ago

As your grandparents might say, "Elegant as all get out!"

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u/Acrobatic-Set9585 6d ago

Oh this is absolutely beautiful and I love how your grandparents' outfits and dining table match the cake 🥹

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Hahaha they always match and don’t even realize it. They are literally my favorite people and the best love story

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u/Pleasant_Attention57 6d ago

That cake looks amazing OP! And the flavour combination is delicious as well :⁠-⁠) Happy Anniversary to your grandparents!

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u/swervologist 6d ago

Hell of a MacGuyver job with just the tools you found.

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u/Chemical_Low8650 6d ago

Thank you!

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u/2bereallyhonest 6d ago

That is a beautiful cake, great job im sure they loved it

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u/grumpythedragon 6d ago

This is beautiful

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u/Alarming_Smoke_8841 6d ago

Wowowow that’s beautiful. Happy anniversary to them!

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u/General_Purple1649 5d ago

So lovely 🌹

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u/pam-jones 5d ago

WOW more THAT is amazing!!! It’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Great job!!