How to Decorate a Baseball Cake
Learn how to decorate a baseball cake with this easy to follow tutorial. You’ll be a pro in no time!
Supplies
You’ll need a cake pan in the shape of a baseball, cake mix, frosting, food coloring, candies, and decorating tools.
Cake
You will need a cake, preferably one that is already shaped like a baseball. You can find these at some specialty stores, or you can bake one yourself using a baseball cake pan. Once you have your cake, you will need to decide what kind of frosting you want to use. A buttercream frosting is a good choice for a baseball cake because it can be easily tinted to look like grass. If you are not sure how to make buttercream frosting, there are many recipes available online.
Next, you will need to gather some supplies in order to decorate your cake. For the grass, you will need green food coloring and either a piping bag or a zip-top bag with the corner cut off. You will also need something to make the bases, such as mini marshmallows or candy melts. Finally, you will need something to decorate the baseball itself, such as white fondant or modeling chocolate.
Frosting
The sky is the limit when it comes to decorating your baseball cake. You can use store bought frosting or make your own. If you want to get really creative, you can even use food coloring to tint your frosting. Below are some ideas for different types of frosting you can use:
-Buttercream frosting: This is a creamy, light type of frosting that is made with butter, sugar, and milk or cream. It can be tinted with food coloring and is easy to spread on cakes.
-Cream cheese frosting: This type of frosting is made with cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract. It has a slightly tangy taste and pairs well with fruit or chocolate cake.
-Ganache: Ganache is a rich chocolate frosting made with chocolate and cream. It can be poured over cakes or used as a filling for cookies or pastries.
-Royal icing: Royal icing is a hard, shiny type of icing made with egg whites and sugar. It dries quickly and can be used to decorate cookies or cupcakes.
Decorations
You will need the following decorations:
-1 tube of black icing
-1 tube of white icing
-2 bags of green candy melts
-1 bag of red candy melts
-1/2 cup of chocolate chips
-1/4 cup of white sprinkles
Steps
Whether you’re a fan of the game or know someone who is, a baseball cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion. From little league to the major leagues, these cakes are sure to score a home run! Check out these easy steps for how to decorate a baseball cake.
Prep the cake
To make the baseball cake, you’ll need one 9×13 inch sheet cake, two 8 inch round cakes, and one 6 inch round cake. You will also need a knife, a serrated knife, black fondant, red fondant, white buttercream frosting, and green buttercream frosting.
Start by leveling off the top of the sheet cake with a serrated knife. Then, using a knife or an offset spatula, spread on a layer of green buttercream frosting. Next, using a piping bag or Ziploc bag with the corner snipped off, pipe on a border of white buttercream frosting around the edge of the cake. Be sure to pipe evenly so that the border is uniform all the way around.
Now it’s time to start decorating the baseball cake with fondant. Start by rolling out your black fondant until it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Using a paring knife or pizza cutter, cut out 48 small circles for the stitches on the baseball. Next, roll out your red fondant until it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out two 3 inch circles for the bases, and one 6 inch circle for home plate. Attach the bases and home plate to the bottom of the cake with a little bit of water.
To finish decorating the baseball cake, attach the black stitches to the top of the cake with a little bit of water. You can make patterns with them or just randomly place them on top of the cake.
Apply the frosting
Start by applying a thin layer of frosting to the entire cake. This is called the crumb coat and will help keep stray crumbs from ruining your final layer of frosting. Once the crumb coat is in place, put the cake in the fridge for about 15 minutes to let it firm up before continuing.
Next, add your final layer of frosting. If you want a very smooth look, you can use a piping bag fitted with a star tip to pipe the frosting on in a spiral pattern and then use a spatula to smooth it out. Or, if you want a rustic look, simply spread the frosting on with a spatula.
Finally, decorate the cake as desired. You can use edible decorations like sprinkles or non-edible decorations like baseballs or mini baseball bats
Place the decorations
To decorate the baseball cake, you will need the following supplies:
-1/4 cup white decorating icing
-1 tube green decorating gel
-2 packages of mini chocolate chips
-Red, blue and yellow M&M’s
First, use the white decorating icing to write “Happy Birthday” or the name of the birthday boy or girl on the top of the cake. Then, use the green decorating gel to make a line around the edge of the cake. Next, place two rows of mini chocolate chips on top of the green gel to create a stitching effect on the cake. Finally, add red, blue and yellow M&M’s to create baseballs on the top of the cake.
