Daughter's Birthday Cake
I saw online that Vietnamese rice paper could be used to decorate cakes and thought it looked so dreamy. I made one for my daughter’s birthday; it turned out beautifully and had a lovely princess-like feel.
Ingredients
8-inch tall chiffon cake
1
heavy cream
500ml
granulated sugar
2 tbsp
fruit
as needed
food coloring
as needed
edible gold powder
as needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
Prepare the cake base in advance. (For the recipe and method, please refer to my recipes.)
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Step 2
Dice the fruit. (I used dragon fruit and golden kiwi.)
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Step 3
Slice the cake into 3 layers.
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Step 4
Whip the heavy cream with sugar until stiff peaks form. (Take out a small portion and mix it with pink food coloring.)
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Step 5
Place a cake layer on the cake board, spread a thin layer of cream, and add the diced fruit.
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Step 6
Add another cake layer, spread cream, add diced fruit, and top with the final cake layer.
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Step 7
Use the remaining cream to smooth the cake surface. Randomly dollop on the pink-tinted cream and smooth it out to achieve the effect shown in the photo. (Smoothing the frosting is my weakness.)
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Step 8
Finally, decorate the cake with rice paper as desired.
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Step 9
Here's the finished product—so fairy-like, right?
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Step 10
One more shot—the effect is so satisfying, haha...
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Step 11
Method for the rice paper decorations: Vietnamese rice paper is also known as Vietnamese spring roll wrappers.
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Step 12
Mix food coloring into clean water.
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Step 13
Crumple the baking parchment paper.
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Step 14
Cut the Vietnamese rice paper into small pieces and soak until soft, about 1 minute.
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Step 15
Place on the parchment paper to shape.
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Step 16
Once completely dry, the parchment paper can be peeled off.
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Step 17
Brush the edges with edible gold powder for an instant elegant touch. (The rice paper should be made 1–2 days in advance and dried completely before use.)
