Orange and Teal Ombre 40th Birthday Cake

So this Orange and Teal Ombre 40th Birthday Cake post might be the weirdest post ever on Rose Bakes.  Well, it’s not weird now, but it was weird.

See, I posted this cake in October 2015.  Or I thought I did.  But recently a reader brought it to my attention that the post only had a single photo and no actual words or description.  What in the world?

I know sometimes I keep my posts short and sweet, but I don’t think I’ve ever deliberately posted only a picture with no description – not even a name!  That’s crazy even for me 😉

Since it’s been more than two years since I shared the cake and even longer than that since I made it, I have no idea what I might have written about it.  But I still think it’s a super cute!

And even better, this textured, lined buttercream thing is still super trendy!  Just a few months back I posted a video tutorial of this lined buttercream technique because I’m still doing it so often!

Anyway, I can’t find an old draft of a post so I thought today I’d bring this cake up front and share it again.  But this time with a description and a little how-to help for you!

If you like this cake, I also have one very similar in lime green and turquoise!  You can see more with this technique on this post!

Orange and Teal Ombre 40th Birthday Cake

Sooo… here’s what I’ve got for you:

• This cake was 5″ and 7″ round tiers – baked in my favorite Magic Line pans.
• The cake was white almond sour cream and the frosting was vanilla buttercream.
• I used Americolor Teal Gel color and Americolor Electric Orange gel color for the frosting.
• The texture was easy to do – using a small 9″ offset spatula.  I have a video here showing how I do that.
• See my tutorial here for adding the ribbon to the board.
• Add the topper (see tutorial below).
• ENJOY!!

Here’s a quick tutorial for the topper:

1. Choose a font that you like and print the numbers the size you want them on the cake.
2. Flip the page over and cover it with wax paper (you should still be able to see the number through the paper and wax paper).
3. Melted candy melts in a piping bag (see this post for a visual) and piped them onto the “backwards” template.  Tip: Have the papers on a small cutting board or other hard flat surface that you can easily move without damaging the number.
4. While the candy melts are still melted, add lollipop sticks to the back (so you can stick them in the cake).
5. Allow it to harden.  I like to do mine on a small cutting board then move the whole thing into the frig to set.
6.  Flip them over, then using the candy melts again, pipe on a border.   Tip:  Keep your piping bag wrapped in a warm heating pad to keep it melted but not too hot!
7. Let it set and you’ve got a cute topper… ready in no time flat!

Alrighty… that’s all I have for you on this sweet Orange and Teal Ombre 40th Birthday Cake.  Did I miss anything?  If you have questions, leave me a comment!

Happy Caking!

Rose