Hippy Rave Cake

This cake was made for my brother's birthday any one who knows my brother would understand this cake ha!

it was based on a (yes you guessed it) Hummingbird bakery recipe, the original cake is a 3 layered cake which is sometimes referred to as a princess cake.

It was easy to make, I baked the cake the night before so it was completely cooled down making it really easy to cut into 3!

The recipe is :

Quantity for ALL THREE layers (if you want to make it in one go):
360 grams plain flour
360 grams castor sugar
4 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
120 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
360 mL whole milk
3 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Vanilla frosting:
500 grams icing sugar
160 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
50 mL whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

I added a few drops of baby blue food colour, the choice is yours colour wise!

1.Preheat oven to 170°C/340°F.

2.Beat together flour, sugar, baking powder and butter on a low speed until the ingredients are mixed in a sandy texture.

3.Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until incorporated.

4.In a separate bowl, whisk together egg/s, vanilla extract and the rest of the milk briefly and then pour into the flour mixture.

5.Continue mixing for a couple of minutes until the mixture is smooth.


6.Bake in pre-heated oven for about 20-25 minutes. The cake is done when light golden brown on top and a skewer comes out clean.

7.Leave to cool slightly before removing from cake tin to completely cool on a wire rack.

8.For the frosting, beat the icing sugar and butter together on low speed until combined.
Combine the milk and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and add to the butter mixture slowly. Once all the milk has been added, turn the mixer up to high speed and continue beating until the frosting is light and fluffy (at least 5 minutes). The longer the frosting is beaten, the fluffier and lighter it becomes.
If you’re making blue frosting, add a couple of drops of blue food colouring and continue beating.
Place the bottom cake layer on a plate or cake stand. Cover it with a thin layer of frosting, then add the second layer on top. Cover with frosting and add third layer. Cover the entire cake with the remaining frosting and decorate as desired.

This cake went down a treat as its appearance is very appealing and it tastes lovely too :)