Friday, September 27, 2013

2 Tier Cake for any occasions

Dear Friends!!

Here I made 2 tier, one top of the cake  is yellow butter cake with vanilla butter cream and bottom tier one is chocolate chips cake with vanilla butter cream. I made it for my close friend and it turned awesome and They loved the design of the cake. You can use it for occasions.You can also use any flavor of the cake as you wish for!!!I prefer to do white ones as want to make it as very classical traditional cake design!!!





Here are the ingredients:

Ingredients!!!

For Yellow Cake!!! makes for 6 inch or 8 inch cake pan


  • 1/2 cup butter softened(Room temperature)
  • 3 eggs 
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/4  cups All purpose flour
  • 1 Tsp baking powder
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 Tsp vanilla extract

For Chocolate chip cake! Makes for 10 or 12 inch cake pan
  • 1 cup butter or oil(canola or veg oil)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups All purpose flour
  • 2 Tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 Tsp vanilla extract


For Vanilla Butter cream

  • 1 cup unsalted butter(room temperature)
  • 4 cups powdered sugar sifted.
  • 1 Tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of water or milk 

You can use double of the measurements as above  if you are using 2 tier cake.

Things I used for the cake as needed:

  • Cake topper of your choice
  • Heart shaped royal icing(red)(optional)
  • Display stand 
  • Bride/Bridegroom doll or any doll as you like.
  • Cake board.

Method:




Grease the oil or baking spray to the 6 inch or 8 inch cake pan or else line the parchment paper fitted into the circle size of the cake pan.

Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.


  • For Yellow Cake 
  1. Sift the flour with baking powder in a bowl.Keep aside
  2. In an electric mixer or stand mixer,beat the butter along with sugar till you get creamy 
  3. Add eggs one by one at a time
  4. Add vanilla extract to it.
  5. Add the sifted flour mixture  in 3 additions and mix well until it is well incorporated.
  6. Add milk to it.
  7. Fold gently.
  8. Transfer the cake batter to the greased 6 or 8 inch pan.
  9. Bake it for about 30 to 35 mins or until the tooth pick comes out clean
  10. Once the cake is ready to take out from the oven,Allow it to cool
  • For Chocolate chip cake
Grease the oil or baking spray to the 10 inch or 12 inch cake pan or else line the parchment paper fitted into the circle size of the cake pan.



  1. Sift the flour with baking powder in a bowl.Keep aside
  2. In an electric mixer or stand mixer,beat the oil/butter along with sugar till you get creamy 
  3. Add eggs one by one at a time
  4. Add vanilla extract to it.
  5. Add the sifted flour mixture  in 3 additions and mix well until it is well incorporated.
  6. Add milk to it.
  7. Fold the chocolate chips gently into the flour egg mixture and mix well until it is well incorporated..
  8. Transfer the cake batter to the greased 10 or 12 inch pan.
  9. Bake it for about 40 to 45 mins or until the tooth pick comes out clean
  10. Once the cake is ready to take out from the oven,Allow it to cool


To make vanilla butter cream frosting:

  1. Add all the ingredients as given except milk/water.
  2. Mix well all together to get stiffer consistency.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons of milk to it and mix well until it is creamy and gets medium consistency to spread the cake.
  4. You can add food color if you want the cake to be colorful.I had used white cream no colors added.

To Frost the cake:

  1. Apply the butter cream on the top and all sides of the 6 inch cake as well as 10 inch cake.
  2. Let it rest aside.





To Assemble:

  1. Take a 12 inch cake board,spread the little butter cream on it.
  2. Place the 10 inch prepared cake on the prepared cake board base.
  3. Place the display stand on the center of the 10 inch cake 
  4. Place the doll inside the display stand,
  5. Spread the little butter cream on the 6 inch cake board.Place the 6 inch prepared cake on the 6 inch cake board.
  6. On the top of the display stand place the 6 inch prepared cake with cake board base.
  7. Place the cake topper into the center of the 6 inch prepared cake 
  8. Garnish it with heart shaped royal icings to get attraction effect!
  9. Take a piping bag with tip 21 of vanilla butter cream to make border on the 6 inch cake as well as 10 inch cake to get beautiful design.
  10. The cake is ready!
  11. Also garnish it with real flowers matching with royal icing color and place it on the display stand
  12. Garnish it with edible pearl sprinkles all over the border if you wish.





Enjoy!!!!
It really goes great for any occasions especially wedding or anniversary cake or b'day cake with different toppers for kids!!!


Sending this entry to 

Pramitha's Love Cooking celebrating 1st Anniversary blog

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4 comments:

  1. Beautiful cake, great for wedding or engagement.

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  2. Hats off 2 U dear... awesome effort!

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  3. wowhh beautiful dear..well presented and your patience appreciated..
    thanks for linking dear :)

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