12/23/2025
Umbrella cake under the falling snow
Ingredients
Cake:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup milk
Umbrella Dome:
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
Decoration (Snow & Umbrella Effect):
½ cup desiccated coconut (for snow)
Chocolate sticks or thin wafer sticks (for umbrella handle)
Food coloring (optional, for umbrella patterns)
Instructions
1. Make the Cake Base:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a round cake pan.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla.
Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour, mixing gently.
Pour batter into the pan and bake 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
2. Shape the Umbrella:
Once cooled, cut the cake into a dome shape (like half a sphere). You can use a serrated knife to gently round the top.
3. Make the Cream “Snow”:
Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
Spread or pipe cream all over the cake dome. This forms the “snowy umbrella.”
4. Decorate:
Sprinkle desiccated coconut over the cream for a falling snow effect.
Insert a chocolate or wafer stick into the center as the umbrella handle.
Optional: Use colored icing or edible markers to add umbrella patterns on the dome.
5. Serve:
Chill for 30 minutes before serving for the cream to set.
Slice gently around the umbrella handle to maintain the dome shape.
This cake is visually striking and perfect for winter celebrations. The coconut gives that soft snowfall effect while the dome shape creates a whimsical umbrella under snowy skies.
