Description
Hit a home run with this Creative and Easy Baseball Cake Recipe! Perfect for beginners, this themed dessert is ideal for birthdays, game days, or a fun weekend activity. Simple steps and readily available ingredients make this cake a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of your favorite cake mix (plus ingredients called for on the box)
- 1 container of white frosting
- Red gel food coloring
- Round cake pan (9-inch is ideal)
- Piping bag or a small zip-top bag
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to the temperature specified on the cake mix box.
- Grease and flour your round cake pan to prevent the cake from sticking.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, and water (or other liquids) as directed on the box.
- Mix well until the batter is smooth and lump-free.
- Pour the cake batter into your prepared round cake pan.
- Bake for the time specified on the cake mix box, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Place the cooled cake on a serving plate or cake stand.
- Using a spatula, evenly spread the white frosting over the entire cake. Make sure the frosting is smooth and covers the entire surface.
- In a small bowl, mix a portion of the white frosting with red gel food coloring until you achieve a vibrant red color.
- Fill a piping bag or a small zip-top bag with the red frosting. If using a zip-top bag, snip off a tiny corner.
- Pipe curved lines on the cake to mimic the stitching on a baseball. Start from the center and work your way outwards, creating a pattern that resembles the seams of a baseball.
Notes
- Make sure your cake is completely cooled before frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
- Use a smooth, consistent motion when frosting the cake to achieve an even surface.
- If you don’t have red gel food coloring, you can use red frosting instead.
- For added flair, consider adding a baseball-themed cake topper or sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350 Kcal
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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