Today I am going to prove to you, that even with no talent in decorating cakes, you can still create something nice… as long as you use a lot of buttercream. Loads of buttercream ;)
So today I will show you a nice blueberry lemon bundt cake with buttercream on top. Buttercream shaped as flowers and some berries. The combination is just awesome – even if you end up with a less pretty cake ;)
I mentioned it several times already – I am not blessed with any kind of decoration skills. I am unable to create a photo set with more than a plate and a bowl or glass at the same time. I tried to add flowers and other things, but it always looks weird to me. That’s why my pictures are mostly simple. I mean I can toss loads of berries and chocolate pieces into the setting – that is fine and looks ok for me, but using multiple glasses, bowls and plates at the same time is not working for me :P
Same for decorating cakes. I am able to do the basics, I can create a smooth surface and throw some things on it, but when it comes to fondant, flowers and similar things, it also looks weird to me when using/working with it.
Well… until now it guess ;) Working with buttercream flowers seems easier for me than decorating a table with real flowers. Your might ask how I did them… well, they are actually pretty easy to make, but I will show you some other time in a second blogpost and maybe a video, let’s see.
If you want to know how it’s done right now, go to YouTube and look for “buttercream flowers” you will find loads of good tutorials. It’s really fun to make them and even somebody not talented like me can create something nice ;P
That’s all folks! Have a nice weekend!
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
2 1/2 cups (325g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (60g) cornstarch
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup (180ml) milk
1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice
1 cup (230g) butter, at room temperature
2 cups (400g) sugar
zest of 2 organic lemons
5 medium eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
7 oz. (200g) blueberries
1 tsp. all-purpose flour
For the buttercream:
4 medium egg whites
1 cup (200g) sugar
1/4 tsp.salt
1 1/4 cups (290g) butter, at room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup (130g) confectioners’ sugar
some food color (blue, green, purple, pink)
For the glaze:
3/4 cup (100g) confectioners’ sugar
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. blueberry sauce (or blue food color)
1-3 tsp. heavy cream (optional)
some blueberries for decoration
325g Mehl (Type 405)
60g Speisestärke
1/2 TL Backpulver
1/2 TL Natron
1/4 TL Salz
180ml Milch
60ml Zitronensaft
230g weiche Butter
400g Zucker
Abrieb von 2 Bio-Zitronen
5 Eier (M)
2 TL Vanilleextrakt
200g Blaubeeren
1 TL Mehl
Für die Buttercreme:
4 Eiweiß (M)
200g Zucker
1/4 TL Salz
290g weiche Butter
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
130g Puderzucker
Lebenmittelfarbe (blau, grün, lila, pink)
Für die Glasur:
100g Puderzucker
1/2 TL Zitronensaft
1 TL Blaubeersoße (oder etwas blaue Lebensmittelfarbe)
1-3 TL Sahne
ein paar Blaubeeren zur Dekoration
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Add the butter, sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one after another and mix well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix in. Add the flour mixture alternating with the thickened milk to the bowl and mix in until just combined – do not overmix! Mix the drained but still, a bit wet blueberries with the flour, add to the bowl and fold in. Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin, smooth out the top and bake for 55-65 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If the top gets too dark, cover with some aluminum foil towards the end of the baking time. Take the cake out of the oven and let cool down in the tin for about 20 minutes, then remove carefully and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
3. For the buttercream add the egg whites and sugar to a large heatproof bowl and place on a pot with simmering water. Mix slowly until the temperature of the mixture reaches a temperature of 160°F (71°C) and the sugar has dissolved completely. Take off the heat and mix with a kitchen machine or handheld mixer for about 5 minutes on high speed until the egg whites are glossy and form stiff peaks. The bowl should have room temperature. Add the butter in small pieces one after another and mix in well each time. Add the vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar and mix first slowly, then on high speed for about 5 minutes until thick and creamy.
4. To make the buttercream flowers, divide the buttercream between small bowls and color with some food color until you get the desired color intensity. I recommend to use blue for a larger amount of buttercream and the other colors for smaller amounts. For the green buttercream, you only need about 1-2 tablespoons – that’s for some leaves. Fill the different colors into piping bags with tips for flowers (the shape is thin on one side and thicker on the opposite side, almost like the shape of a drop of water). Create flowers with the colored buttercream (on small pieces of paper) and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. If you don’t want to make flowers, just use star tips with different sizes to make swirls and dots.
5. Mix the confectioners’ sugar with lemon juice and blueberry sauce (or blue food color) for the glaze. Add some heavy cream if the mixture is too thick. Pour the glaze over the cake, let it drip over the edges. Wait for a minute or two so it can dry a bit and then decorate the cake with the buttercream flowers or pipe siwrls and dots with a star tip on top of the cake. Place some blueberries here and there and pipe some green leaves between the flowers.
2. Die Butter, den Zucker und den Abrieb der Zitronenschale in einer großen Schüssel auf höchster Stufe hell und luftig aufschlagen. Die Eier einzeln zugeben und jeweils gut unterrühren. Den Vanille Extrakt zugeben und unterrühren. Die Mehlmischung abwechselnd mit der angedickten Milch in drei Portionen zugeben und unterrühren. Jeweils nur kurz rühren – der Teig sollte jetzt nicht mehr zu sehr bearbeitet werden, sonst wird der Kuchen nicht locker. Die noch feuchten Blaubeeren mit dem Teelöffel Mehl vermischen und dann unter den Teig heben – das Mehl soll hier helfen, dass die Blaubeeren nach dem Backen nicht alle nach Unten abgesackt sind. Den Teig in die vorbereitete Form füllen, glattstreichen und für 55-65 Minuten backen – mit einem Zahnstocher testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und erst herausnehmen, wenn der Zahnstocher sauber herauskommt. Die Oberseite des Kuchens sollte eine schöne goldbraune Farbe bekommen haben, aber nicht zu dunkel werden – ggf. gegen Ende der Backzeit mit etwas Alufolie abdecken. Die Backzeiten können hier je nach Ofen und Backform sehr variieren, also aufpassen! Den fertigen Kuchen aus dem Ofen nehmen und in der Form etwa 20 Minuten abkühlen lassen, dann vorsichtig herauslösen und auf einem Kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen.
3. Als Nächstes die Buttercreme vorbereiten und dafür das Eiweiß mit Zucker und Salz in eine große Schüssel geben und über einem Topf mit köchelndem Wasser aufschlagen. Die Masse solange aufschlagen, bis sie eine Temperatur von 71°C (160°F) erreicht hat. Sobald die Temperatur erreicht wurde vom Herd nehmen und die Masse mit der Küchenmaschine oder einem Handmixer für ca. 5 Minuten aufschlagen, bis das Eiweiß steif und glänzend ist und in etwa Raumtemperatur erreicht hat. Die Butter in kleinen Stücken einzeln zugeben und jeweils gut unterrühren. Den Vanille Extrakt und Puderzucker zugeben und alles erst langsam und dann auf höchster Stufe für ca. 5 Minuten aufschlagen. Es sollte eine homogene, cremige Masse entstehen.
4. Für die Buttercremeblüten die Creme auf Schüsseln aufteilen und dann mit jeweils ein paar Tropfen Lebensmittelfarbe verrühren, bis die gewünschte Farbintensität erreicht ist (Grün braucht ihr nur ganz wenig). Die einzelnen Farben auf Spritzbeutel mit Tüllen für Blütenblätter verteilen (die Tüllen haben einen Schlitz, der auf einer Seite etwas breiter ist, ähnlich wie ein langgezogener Tropfen). Mit den verschiedenen Farben jetzt Buttercremeblüten auf Papierstücke aufspritzen und dann für etwa 30 Minuten in den Kühlschrank stellen. Wer sich die Mühe mit den Blumen nicht machen möchte, kann natürlich auch einfach nur unterschiedlich große Sterntüllen verwenden und dann damit die Buttercreme auf den Kuchen aufbringen.
5. Für die Glasur den Puderzucker mit Zitronensaft und Blaubeersoße (oder blaue Lebensmittelfarbe) verrühren. Je nach Dicke der Glasur noch Sahne dazugeben und glattrühren, bis die Konsistenz passt (sollte nicht zu dünnflüssig sein). Den Kuchen damit glasieren und für ein paar Minuten antrocknen lassen, dann die Buttercremeblüten aufsetzen und mit weiteren Buttercremetupfen, Blättern und Blaubeeren dekorieren.
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Blueberry Lemon Cake with Buttercream Flowers
- Prep Time: 60
- Cook Time: 65
- Total Time: 180
Description
Delicious lemon cake with blueberries and an extra portion of buttercream shaped as flowers on top. Perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 1/2 cups (325g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (60g) cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup (180ml) milk
- 1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice
- 1 cup (230g) butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups (400g) sugar
- zest of 2 organic lemons
- 5 medium eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 7 oz. (200g) blueberries
- 1 tsp. all-purpose flour
For the buttercream
- 4 medium egg whites
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1/4 tsp.salt
- 1 1/4 cups (290g) butter, at room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup (130g) confectioners’ sugar
- some food color (blue, green, purple, pink)
For the glaze
- 3/4 cup (100g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. blueberry sauce (or blue food color)
- 1–3 tsp. heavy cream (optional)
- some blueberries for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grase a 10 inches (26cm) springform tin with funnel base (e.g. z.B. La Forme Plus from KAISER) and dust with some flour. Set aside. Mix the flour with cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. Mix the milk with lemon juice and let sit for 5-8 minutes so it can thicken. Wash the blueberries and let drain.
- Add the butter, sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one after another and mix well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix in. Add the flour mixture alternating with the thickened milk to the bowl and mix in until just combined – do not overmix! Mix the drained but still, a bit wet blueberries with the flour, add to the bowl and fold in. Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin, smooth out the top and bake for 55-65 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If the top gets too dark, cover with some aluminum foil towards the end of the baking time. Take the cake out of the oven and let cool down in the tin for about 20 minutes, then remove carefully and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
- For the buttercream add the egg whites and sugar to a large heatproof bowl and place on a pot with simmering water. Mix slowly until the temperature of the mixture reaches a temperature of 160°F (71°C) and the sugar has dissolved completely. Take off the heat and mix with a kitchen machine or handheld mixer for about 5 minutes on high speed until the egg whites are glossy and form stiff peaks. The bowl should have room temperature. Add the butter in small pieces one after another and mix in well each time. Add the vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar and mix first slowly, then on high speed for about 5 minutes until thick and creamy.
- To make the buttercream flowers, divide the buttercream between small bowls and color with some food color until you get the desired color intensity. I recommend using blue for a larger amount of buttercream and the other colors for smaller amounts. For the green buttercream, you only need about 1-2 tablespoons – that’s for some leaves. Fill the different colors into piping bags with tips for flowers (the shape is thin on one side and thicker on the opposite side, almost like the shape of a drop of water). Create flowers with the colored buttercream (on small pieces of paper) and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. If you don’t want to make flowers, just use star tips with different sizes to make swirls and dots.
- Mix the confectioners’ sugar with lemon juice and blueberry sauce (or blue food color) for the glaze. Add some heavy cream if the mixture is too thick. Pour the glaze over the cake, let it drip over the edges. Wait for a minute or two so it can dry a bit and then decorate the cake with the buttercream flowers or pipe swirls and dots with a star tip on top of the cake. Place some blueberries here and there and pipe some green leaves between the flowers.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
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