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How To Make A Tie-Dye Cake - An Easy Psychedelic Pattern
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How To Make A Tie-Dye Cake - An Easy Psychedelic Pattern

There are many techniques for how to make a tie-dye cake. Today, we will be playing with some cake batter to create a fun and uber-unique cake! We have made a lot of unique cakes on this site, but this one is pure fun. You can use it on any occasion and it will be the life of the party! And, you'll be shocked to find how easy it is to make!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Author: Cakedecorist

Equipment

  • 2 x 8-inch round cake pans
  • Non-stick baking paper
  • Cooking or baking spray (or melted butter)
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Mixing bowls
  • Electric hand or stand mixer
  • 6-8 Small bowls (for mixing the color into the batter)
  • 6-8 Forks or spoons
  • Silicone or rubber spatula
  • Cooling Rack

Ingredients
  

Instructions 

  • Make the meringue base
    To start, preheat the oven to 320ºF (160ºC). Line two 8-inch cake pans with non-stick baking paper on their bases. Then, spray the sides with non-stick baking spray or brush them with melted butter or oil.
    To start your journey on how to make a tie-dye cake, first combine the cake flour, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Make sure that they are sifted. Then, set this aside.
    Next, add the eggs into a bowl and beat them at high speed for roughly 30 seconds. Then, while the mixer is still running, add the sugar in 3 additions. Continue beating this mixture, ultimately creating a type of meringue. It should be white and have tripled in volume. This will take about 5-8 minutes.
    2 cups cake flour, sifted, 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, Pinch of salt, 4 large eggs, room temperature, 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
  • Heat the liquid ingredients
    Meanwhile, combine the salted butter and milk in a heatproof bowl (or saucepan) and allow it to heat slightly. The butter should be melted. Do not allow the milk to boil and don't make this mixture too far in advance. It shouldn't be allowed to cool.
    1/2 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature, 1 cup milk, room temperature
  • Add the flour
    While the liquid ingredients are heating and once the meringue is made, pour the flour mixture into the meringue in 3 additions. Beat for 5-10 seconds after each interval until the flour is just combined. Do not overmix.
  • Add the liquid ingredients
    While the melted butter and milk mixture is still hot, slowly add it to the egg and flour mixture along with the vanilla. Only add a thin stream so that the eggs don't overheat and curdle. Use a low mixer speed for this to ensure you don't lose any air.
    Stop mixing once all of the butter-milk mixture has been added and you are left with a uniform cake batter.
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Add the food coloring
    Equally, divide the cake batter into separate bowls. The number of bowls depends on the number of colors you want.
    Then, make each bowl a different color by adding a few drops of coloring to each. Mix well to ensure you have no "pale" cake batter left peeking through.
    Food coloring - red or pink,blue, green, yellow, orange, purple
  • Pour and bake the cake
    There are a couple of techniques you can use to create a tie-dye effect. We prefer simply pouring dollops of alternative colors into the cake pan. Then, use a toothpick and drag the colors around to help them bleed into each other. Imagine creating a type of wheel with spokes starting in the middle.
    Once both your cake pans have been filled, simply bake the cake in your preheated oven for roughly 35-50 minutes. After 35 minutes, check the doneness of the cake.
  • Cool and decorate the cake
    Finally, remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool at room temperature. once removed from the pan, place it on a cake board or stand and start decorating as you'd like.
    You can cover it with fondant, make a naked cake, or simply add a layer of buttercream frosting over the sides and top.
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