Does anyone else love thin as air, wisps of nothing spun sugar cotton candy? Pale pink sugar threads fluffing and puffing up like a beehive wig, melting into your tongue like magic.
We took Teddy to our city's annual fair this past summer and I felt inspired by the cotton candy sticks in pale bubblegum pink and light turquoise.
My plan was to make cotton candy topped cake - but I didn't realize that cotton candy deflates like a tired balloon. I had purchased a take home bag of pink and blue cotton candy to bring home for my cake project, but when I went to get it from my cake cupboard, it had hardened down to flat dehydrated blocks! Rats - I had missed my chance!
Still, I felt inspired by those beautiful colours and made this adorable pastel cotton candy coloured cake instead.
COTTON CANDY CAKE MINI TUTORIAL
1. Using your favourite vanilla cake mix, divide batter into two medium bowls. I love Rosie at Sweetapolita's fantastic recipes for both cake and buttercream.
2. Use a tiny dab of pink gel colour for the cotton candy pink and a tiny dab of sky blue colour for the cotton candy blue. Mix batter gently until coloured.
3. Pour batter into four greased and parchment paper lined cake pans - I used 7 inch round cake pans.
4. Bake according to recipe's instructions.
Come on, take a bite! Who could resist such cute pastel cake layers?
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Have an awesome weekend, cake pals!
xo Lyndsay
Cake, photos and styling by Lyndsay Sung // Coco Cake Land
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