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Shell Buttercream Smash Cake

Published: January 7, 2013 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

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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 Shells are a classic boarder, a bit outdated, but this is the perfect update for the shell!

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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.

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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!

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And here is the sweet birthday girl! I kinda love seeing my cakes smashed, thinking I need an adult version…

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This was part of a Twin Smash cake, so head over and check out the Crescent Buttercream smash Cake I made for her brother!

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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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Follow I’m Topsy Turvy’s board Cakes – smash cakes on Pinterest.

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  1. Summer

    January 9, 2013 at 11:46 am

    I love it! It looks so pretty and I love the color. The twins are so cute!

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    • Ashlee

      January 27, 2013 at 1:24 am

      thanks! I agree, I love the color too.

  2. Lucky Red Hen

    January 9, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    GORGEOUS 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)!

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    • Ashlee

      January 27, 2013 at 1:24 am

      well I have sweet and frosted stuff ALL the time at my house, come on by!

  3. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.

    January 16, 2013 at 7:39 am

    Please don’t smash it! It’s too pretty! Awesome job, Ashlee!

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    • Ashlee

      January 27, 2013 at 2:22 am

      awwww thanks! eaten, smashed, whatever, they can’t last in the end…

  4. Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

    January 16, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Ahhh! Adorable! Those little cuties don’t know how good they’ve got it!

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    • Ashlee

      January 27, 2013 at 2:24 am

      They 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!

  5. Jen

    January 18, 2013 at 9:30 am

    Can I ask what your buttercream is? Is it shortening based? I’m looking to do these, but am stumped on that!

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    • Ashlee

      January 27, 2013 at 2:42 am

      for 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.

  6. Heather

    January 21, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Babies + cake = too cute!!! This cake looks so yummy!

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    • Ashlee

      January 27, 2013 at 2:56 am

      thanks, and I agree, smash cakes are SO much fun, the dirty fingers and toes, etc… so cute!

  7. Joey

    March 14, 2013 at 6:36 am

    LOVE 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

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    • Ashlee

      March 27, 2013 at 1:49 am

      I used a 2D, I like the closed star, but a 1M would work too.

  8. sonu j

    June 13, 2017 at 11:47 pm

    hey. did you use butter buttercream or margarine for the icing for a cakesmash? i want to make one for my daughter. please advise

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    • Ashlee Marie

      February 3, 2020 at 6:26 am

      shortening – cheap and easy to color, doesn’t need to taste good for babies vs adults

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