Elegant Graduation Celebration Cake Recipe
A professional-grade three-tiered graduation cake featuring classic cap and diploma decorations, perfect for celebrating academic achievements.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Yield: 60 slices 1x
- Category: Celebration Cake, Dessert, Special Occasion
- Cuisine: American, Contemporary, International
Ingredients
Scale
Vanilla Cake Base
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (for bottom tier)
- 5 cups granulated sugar (for bottom tier)
- 2.5 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 10 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2.5 cups whole milk
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting
- 8 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 32 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Decoration
- 8 pounds white fondant
- 2 pounds black fondant
- 1 pound gold fondant
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease and line cake pans with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture. Mix until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pans and bake: 75-80 minutes for 12-inch, 60-65 minutes for 9-inch, and 45-50 minutes for 6-inch cakes.
- Let cakes cool completely before leveling and stacking.
- Prepare buttercream by whipping butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream. Beat until fluffy.
- Level and stack cakes, applying buttercream between layers.
- Cover each tier smoothly with rolled fondant.
- Secure tiers using cake dowels and a center dowel.
- Decorate with fondant graduation cap, diploma, and gold accents.
Notes
This cake requires advanced baking and decorating skills. Plan ahead and allow sufficient time for preparation and decoration.
Nutrition
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 45
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Carbohydrates: 58
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 45
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