Winter ONEderland Cake
A beautiful snowman-themed smash cake made with fluffy vanilla layers and whipped coconut frosting. Perfect for winter birthdays!
Equipment
- - Two 6-inch round pans
- Mixing bowls
- Stand or hand mixer
- - Piping bags & tips
Ingredients
- **Cake**
- - 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- - ¾ cup caster sugar
- - 3 tsp baking powder
- - ¾ tsp baking soda
- - Pinch of salt
- - ½ cup vegetable oil
- - 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- - 2 cups buttermilk or soy milk + vinegar for vegan
- **Frosting**
- - 2 cans coconut cream chilled overnight
- - 2 tsp vanilla extract
- - 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- - Natural food coloring: brown pink, orange
- **Optional**
- - Wilton piping tips #10, #30, #47
- - Snowflake candles or cake toppers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line two 6" pans with parchment.
- Mix dry ingredients in one bowl.
- Mix oil, vanilla, and buttermilk in another. Combine both.
- Divide into pans and bake 30–45 mins. Cool fully.
- Whip chilled coconut cream with vanilla and sugar until fluffy.
- Separate frosting: keep half white, color the rest pink, brown, and orange.
- Assemble cake with white frosting between layers and outside.
- Pipe pink trim at base, brown eyes/mouth, orange nose, and pink accents.
- Chill for 2 hours. Add decorations as desired.
Notes
- Chill coconut cream for 24 hrs for best results
- Use gluten-free flour if needed
- Decorate simply with chocolate chips or candy if short on time
- Use gluten-free flour if needed
- Decorate simply with chocolate chips or candy if short on time