Description
Celebrate the sweet news with an “It’s a Boy” Cake – a delightful, beautifully decorated centerpiece for baby showers or gender reveal parties. With soft layers of moist vanilla cake, sky-blue buttercream, and elegant accents like fondant letters and gold details, this cake is as charming as the occasion itself.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- Blue gel food coloring
- Buttercream frosting (see notes)
- White fondant (for “It’s a Boy” lettering)
- Edible gold leaf or gold dust (optional)
- Baby-themed cake toppers (e.g., booties, rattles, teddy bears)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare three 8-inch cake pans by greasing and lining with parchment.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.
- Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until smooth.
- Add blue food coloring to desired shade and mix evenly.
- Divide batter between pans and bake 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Frost cooled layers with buttercream, smoothing sides and top.
- Add fondant “It’s a Boy” letters and baby-themed toppers. Optional: Apply gold leaf accents for extra elegance.
Notes
- For frosting: Use classic American or Swiss meringue buttercream. Tint with a small amount of blue gel food coloring.
- Chill cake before applying fondant letters or gold leaf for clean application.
- Letters can be made ahead and dried for easier placement.
Nutrition
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 215mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
