02/01/2026
“Harvest Garden Celebration Cake🎂🥕🌱” — perfect for birthdays, garden parties, or celebrations for farming enthusiasts.
🍰 Cake Recipe & Assembly
Cake Base (Chocolate or Carrot Sheet Cake)
A rich, earthy sponge suits the garden theme.
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
¾ cup cocoa powder or 1 cup grated carrot
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup butter
2½ cups sugar
5 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1¼ cups milk
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a square pan.
2. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix dry ingredients separately, then combine with wet.
4. Bake for 35–40 mins. Cool and level.
🧁 Frosting & Decorations
Base Frosting
* Cream-colored buttercream for sides
* Crushed chocolate cookies for soil texture
* Green buttercream vines and leaves
* Red buttercream berries
Fondant Elements
* Vegetables: carrots, cabbages, corn, tomatoes, pumpkins
* Shovel: gray fondant or plastic topper
* Optional: edible flowers or garden signs
Piping Tips
* Vines: Round tip #2
* Berries: Round tip #5
* Border: Star tip (Wilton 21)
🌱 Assembly & Styling
1. Frost sides with cream-colored buttercream.
2. Cover top with crushed cookies for soil.
3. Pipe green vines and red berries on sides.
4. Sculpt and place fondant vegetables in rows.
5. Insert shovel into soil for playful detail.
6. Present on white plate in natural setting for rustic charm.