How do you make a cake into a letter?

Using a stencil, with the letter of your choice, cut out the first layer. Repeat with second cake to create the second layer. Place the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a large round piping tip. Pipe 1-inch diameter rounds of icing onto the first cake layer, covering the entire cake.

How do you bake a cake answer?

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How do you keep a letter cake moist?

If you want to add a bit of moisture or just keep your cake moist after it's done baking, there are a few tips you can try. Brushing on a small amount of simple sugar syrup over your baked cake can help add a bit of moisture.

What is a letter cake made of?

Letter cakes, number cakes, and cream tarts contain layers of cake, cookie, or tart crust shaped like letters or numbers . They are filled and topped with frosting or cream. Tops can be decorated with sprinkles, cookies, chocolates, or flowers.

Why is my cake not fluffy?

Over mixing acts on the gluten in flour and will make cakes hard instead of the lovely soft spongy texture we associate with a good cake. Insufficient creaming of sugar and eggs will also make a tight texture because there isn't enough air trapped in the mix to give it a lift.

What is an answer cake?

In 1954, Betty Crocker debuted Answer Cake— cake and frosting mix pre-packaged in a pan —and marketed it to small families. Although later discontinued, Answer Cake returned as Stir 'n Frost mix in 1976.

What causes a cake to fall?

Overbeating, Overmixing, or Undermixing Your Cake Batter Too much air and your cake will collapse because it simply can't hold onto all that air. Overbeating can add too much additional air and/or large air bubbles which the cake can't support, causing it to collapse in the oven.

How to make a straight cake?

Baking flat cakes comes down to one simple thing: using cake strips around your pans . This is my go-to method. All you have to do is dampen them and wrap them around the bottom of your cake pans. Perfectly flat cakes every time!

How to write on cake without tools?

Fill a sturdy clean plastic bag with frosting, seal it, and snip off a small corner to create a makeshift piping bag . This allows you to pipe simple designs or write messages on the cake. A regular butter knife or even a fork can be used to create patterns or smooth the frosting on the cake.

What can I write on a cake funny?

Funny Birthday Cake Messages for Husband You are by far my favorite husband, no one else comes close! Happy Birthday! You're aging like George Clooney. Happy Birthday, you silver fox! Wishes do come true—you got me as your wife! Happy Birthday, hubby. What do you and a fine wine have in common? ... Older…but not any wiser. Mar 31, 2022

How do you transfer words onto a cake?

When I have a lot to write, or I need a specific font, I will print out what I want to write in Word with the font I want to use place parchment paper on top, and trace with royal icing or chocolate, and then transfer onto the cake . Using this method you sometimes have to make extras just in case.

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Happy New Year friends! I hope you all had a great holiday season and having a great start to the year. I have another easy tutorial for you today. Since you all LOVED my last how to make a number cake tutorial so much, I decided to document how to make a letter cake for you as I was baking it for my son’s birthday. It’s pretty much the same as the number cake but if you haven’t seen that post, I’ve laid it out here for you.

My toddler turned 3 this past summer (how’s that even possible?) and I decided to make good use of my versatile new favorite baking set. This celebration cake pan by Wilton is a MUST for all you moms with kids or bakers making celebration cakes.

I am sure you have seen the number cake trend all over the internet. Earlier this spring, I baked a number 17 cake for my niece and you all loved it and asked for a tutorial. After that, I’ve been trying to use the cake pan as much as possible. For my son’s birthday, I decided to do a letter instead of a number. His initial “E” was an easy cake to make with the molds of the pan. Turns out that his initial “E” is also an upside down “3”.

Although the trend of these letter cakes is cookie based, I prefer a real cake for birthday celebrations plus kids love having a slice of cake too at a birthday party. So I baked a thin layer of my favorite vanilla cake for the layers. You can use any that you like. If you wanted a light themed, choose vanilla or white cakes (lemon cake, coconut cake etc). However, for a darker look, you would want to use chocolate cake. I’ve yet to try it but I think it wouldlook great.

For this letter cake, I made a buttermilk cake for my layers. I baked two layers and didn’t have to slice each layer in half as I did for the number cake. You can slice each layer if you like to make a four-layer letter. The below recipe as written is enough to bake you two layers of your letter cake. If however, you are making two initials, like E and S, you will need to double the recipe.

Here’s your step-by-step guide on how to make a letter cake:

Align the sections of your cake pan using thisWilton Countless Celebration Cake Pan.Make sure you have your letter outlined as directed by the instructions that come with the pan. If you are making two initials like ES, be sure to have each outlined correctly before pouring your batter into the pan.
Grease your cake pan including the section dividers using baking spray. I swear by this PAM baking spray.
Prepare your cake batter. You can use your favorite cake recipe, vanilla or chocolate. The recipe below is a favorite buttermilk cake recipe. You do not need to double the recipe for a single initial. As written, you will get two layers for a single initial. However, if you need to make two initials be sure to double the recipe.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for the recommended time of your recipe. Note that since you are baking in a special pan, you will need to adjust your baking time. I started checking my cake after 12 minutes.
Let cake cool in pan for at least 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

If using just one pan, repeat the process and bake your second cake layer of the same letter.
You can slice each letter into two if you would like more layers. For my letter E pictured, I kept it to two layers and didn’t slice each cake after baking.

While the cakes cool, prepare your whipped cream cheese frosting, recipe below. You can also use homemade whipped cream as frosting.
Gather your decorations. You can use any combination of decorations, colors etc. to personalize the cake for your celebration. I used ball-themed fondant decorations for my toddler’s party. You can make these little fondant circles or purchase them on Etsy. Since it was for a kid’s party, I wanted to make sure everything on the cake was edible in case one of the kids swiped a bite when no one was looking.
When ready to decorate, fit a pastry bag with a large round tip and fill the pastry bag with the frosting.
Place your first layer of cake on a cake plate or serving board.
Pipe frosting all over the cake in dollops using the round tip. You want the dollops to be at least 2-inches tall to create height and drama.

Place the second layer of cake over the frosting gently. Repeat the process until your last layer.
Repeat the dollop frostingon top of the last layer.
Top with your decorations and sprinkles.

And that’s it! Your step-by-step guide on how to make a letter cake. It is really simple and a great way to add some fun to your celebration cakes. I tell you, that celebration pan was a great investment and I can’t wait to keep making more letter and number cakes.

Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions.

If you love specialty cakes check out my step-by-step tutorial on how to make a makeup cake.

Yield: 1 2-layer Letter Cake

How to Make a Letter Cake

Looking to make a letter cake for your next celebration? This easy step-by-step guide will walk you through how to make a letter cake.

Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes

Cook Time40 minutes

Additional Time40 minutes

Total Time2 hours 50 minutes

Ingredients

FOR THE BUTTERMILK CAKE:

1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3 whole eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract

CREAM CHEESE WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING:

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups heavy whipping cream, very cold
¾ cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

FOR CAKES:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease oneletter cake panwith baking spray and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the dry ingredients and mix on low-speed until well blended.
Increase speed to medium-low and add the cubes of butter, one at a time mixing each one for a few seconds before adding the next. Mix until there are no large chunks.
Add eggs, one at a time and mix well between each addition. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla and almond extract. Increase mixer speed to medium and add in the wet ingredients in 3 parts, mixing until incorporated and scraping down the bowls after each addition. DO NOT over beat otherwise, you will end up with dense cakes.
Divide batter into prepared pan, filling about ⅔ full. Bake cake until a toothpick inserted into the center come out clean, 17-20 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let cool in pan for at least 15 minutes. Invert onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.
Repeat baking of second letter cake with remaining batter.
Using a wire cake leveler, slice each letter cake into two equal halves (if you want a 4-layer cake).

FOR THE CREAM CHEESE WHIPPEDCREAM FROSTING:

Pre-chill the bowl of your stand mixer and whisk in the freezer for 10 minutes. Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the cold heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the chilled bowl. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Be careful not to over whip the heavy cream.

ASSEMBLY:

Working with one letter at a time, place one layer of the number onto a cake platter. Using a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip, pipe the whipped cream frosting over the cake in dollops. You can choose to evenly spread the frosting too.
Place the second layer of the letter cake on top of frosting. Pipe some more frosting on top in dollops.
Finally, decorate the cake with your desired toppings. I used sports themed fondant cut-outs.Remember to save an equal amount of decorations for your second letter if you are making a two lettered cake.
Repeat the above steps for the other letter if you are making a double-digitlettered cake.

Notes

You can find the pan I usedhere on Amazon
For a double-lettered cake (e.g. ES ), double the recipe above.
Buttermilk cake adapted from Sweetapolita.

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originally published on Jan 10, 2019 (last updated Aug 7, 2022)

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