I have been loving the new buttercream trend, and smash cakes are the perfect medium for them! When I saw this cake on pinterest I knew I HAD to try it! Shells are a classic boarder, a bit outdated, but this is the perfect update for the shell!
Because this was part of a twin smash cake session both cakes had to be somewhat similar, and the other cake (for the boy) was a crescent cake, so rows and columns. So we wanted the girl’s cake to be ruffle-y but also have the rows and columns.
When I do this frosting again I’ll alternate where the shells are in each row, more like the inspiration cake. I think I’ll like it even better that way, although I usually like order and even-ness. I can’t WAIT to see how the session went!
And here is the sweet birthday girl! I kinda love seeing my cakes smashed, thinking I need an adult version…
This was part of a Twin Smash cake, so head over and check out the Crescent Buttercream smash Cake I made for her brother!
If you want to learn how I frost all these buttercream cakes I’m now teaching two online classes with more on the way! Anything you really want to learn?
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Summer
January 9, 2013 at 11:46 amI love it! It looks so pretty and I love the color. The twins are so cute!
Ashlee
January 27, 2013 at 1:24 amthanks! I agree, I love the color too.
Lucky Red Hen
January 9, 2013 at 1:51 pmGORGEOUS and adorable 🙂 Now I’ve got a hankering for something sweet and frosted. Thanks for teaching me how to do the crescent frosting technique because I LURV how pretty it is (and meditative)!
Ashlee
January 27, 2013 at 1:24 amwell I have sweet and frosted stuff ALL the time at my house, come on by!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.
January 16, 2013 at 7:39 amPlease don’t smash it! It’s too pretty! Awesome job, Ashlee!
Ashlee
January 27, 2013 at 2:22 amawwww thanks! eaten, smashed, whatever, they can’t last in the end…
Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home
January 16, 2013 at 11:11 amAhhh! Adorable! Those little cuties don’t know how good they’ve got it!
Ashlee
January 27, 2013 at 2:24 amThey sure don’t, did you see the twin’s cake, he cried through the whole thing… they barely enjoyed the cake and frosting at all!
Jen
January 18, 2013 at 9:30 amCan I ask what your buttercream is? Is it shortening based? I’m looking to do these, but am stumped on that!
Ashlee
January 27, 2013 at 2:42 amfor decorative frosting going with shortening based is best, butter melts to easily and is too soft and doesn’t hold the shape well. you can frost with a butter buttercream, then decorate with a shortening buttercream to get the good flavor, but for smash cakes why bother.
Heather
January 21, 2013 at 2:28 pmBabies + cake = too cute!!! This cake looks so yummy!
Ashlee
January 27, 2013 at 2:56 amthanks, and I agree, smash cakes are SO much fun, the dirty fingers and toes, etc… so cute!
Joey
March 14, 2013 at 6:36 amLOVE THIS! Nice change from the ruffle 🙂 Would you mind sharing what tip you used? It looks like the 1M, but I can’t tell for sure
Ashlee
March 27, 2013 at 1:49 amI used a 2D, I like the closed star, but a 1M would work too.