St. Patrick’s Day Cakes
These St. Patrick's Day Mini Ombre Cakes are the cutest, most delicious treat for your favorite holiday!
Servings: 7 mini cakes
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- all-purpose flour
- 1 box cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare mix
- green food coloring
- 3 (14-ounce / 397 gram) containers cream cheese frosting (or your favorite flavor)
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray three 9-inch cake pans with nonstick spray or butter, then lightly coat with flour. Set aside.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
- Measure batter, then divide it into 3 equal portions in 3 separate bowls.
- Add varying amounts of green food coloring to each bowl to create light, medium, and dark colored green batter.
- Transfer batter to cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove cake pans from oven. Let cool slightly, then remove cake layers from pans and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once the cake layers have cooled completely, use the 2.5-inch cutter to cut each cake layer into 7 circles.
- Cover a dark colored circle generously with frosting, then add a medium colored circle, and add more frosting. Finish with a light colored layer, topping with more frosting.
- Use the flat edge of a knife to remove excess frosting from the sides of the cake.
- Serve cakes immediately or store in a cool place. Enjoy!
Notes
For the brightest colors, make sure to use a a vanilla cake mix or a white cake mix. If you'd like to use homemade cake, look for a recipe that makes a traditional two-layer cake.
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