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How to create a watercolor cake with buttercream – Video Tutorial

Published: February 11, 2017 | Updated: December 15, 2019 | By Ashlee

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When a dear friend of mine asked me to make her Gender Reveal cake I was SO very excited to do it! She said she was using my gender reveal printable set  so I wanted to make sure the colors matched up but you can use any shade of pink or blue you want to create this.  The baby Daddy did say he thought it was a little girly – but for me a cake is supposed to be pretty – boy or girl…

pink and blue buttercream rosette and watercolor cake - video tutorial

Of course in this case it WAS a girl so it worked out – MAN I gotta say knowing the gender but keeping it from my friend was HARD! She was SO ready to know! Of course her mothers intuition was saying “girl” and I personally totally believe in mothers intuition (I knew what my 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th babies were WAY before the ultrasound because of the differences in my cravings and morning sickness from my first)

this buttercream gender reveal cake features white, pink and blue rosettes, drop flowers and stars - video tutorial

After you have the cake frosted in white add spots of blue, pink and white frosting around the cake and then smooth one final time – DO NOT over smooth this or you’ll either wipe all the color OFF or your intermix them too much and create colors you aren’t looking for.

it is easy to create this buttercream watercolor effect - add some chocolate ganache and buttercream rosettes and drop flowers and you have a simple and lovely cake

For the ganache drips you want to do a 1:1 ratio of chocolate and cream vs the normal 2:1 ration I use for ganache frosting.  Then I started with the largest rosettes (in white) then worked my way down in size, filling in holes and gaps as needed with smaller tips.  I make all the rosettes out of the pink and white, leaving the blue for the drop tip flowers and stars – but you could totally do blue rosettes if you want.

I’ve attended a lot of gender reveals and my one piece of advice –  if one of the parents has their heart set on one gender and might not react well to the other than DON’T surprise yourself in front of everyone you know and love.  Find out privately then share when you are ready to be happy either way.  Just my 2 cents!

this pink and blue cake features a buttercream watercolor technique, chocolate ganche drips and is covered in pink and blue rosettes and stars - perfect for a gender reveal party

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  1. Tanya

    February 18, 2017 at 10:28 am

    Beautiful cake! I totally agree with you about not appearing disappointed about the gender in front of everyone.

    I just started a blog of my own and I find your site very inspiring!

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  2. Sharon

    February 19, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    need your help 4bmy granddaughters wedding shower! i have pictures of the cakes i want to make. signed up 4 a cake decorating class & it was cancelled!! where are you located??

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 5:05 pm

      I’m in Salt Lake City Utah, I don’t really do client cakes anymore though, just teach on my blog and YT

  3. Marsha

    February 23, 2017 at 7:52 pm

    I love this and have been wanting to try it. What size cake did you use and how many layers. It looks tall and to me that makes the watercolor effect look great. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 5:05 pm

      this was an 8 inch cake, with 4 2 inch layers I bake with 3 inch tall pans so I get tall strong layers

  4. Lynn May

    June 16, 2017 at 5:48 am

    Absolutely beautiful!! I’ve been looking for a special cake to create for my sister’s 4th of July birthday and this is it! Not sure what color combo I’ll do but it will definitely be a french vanilla cake with chocolate mousse filling. Look forward to try some of your other designs.

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  5. ashley rinell

    June 17, 2017 at 12:05 pm

    I am in LOVE with this and thinking about trying it for my kids birthday. Do you have a link or page where you explain which frosting tips you use or and tricks/tips/hints? I am pretty good at cake decorating so I can just guess but I also love a good direction sheet! 🙂
    Love your work

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    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:42 pm

      I just used various sizes of star tips and made rosettes and stars.

  6. Ivana Figueiredo

    September 17, 2017 at 5:43 am

    Beautiful

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    • Ashlee

      October 29, 2017 at 12:40 am

      thank you thank you!

  7. Evangeline M.DelaRosa

    September 18, 2017 at 1:10 am

    Salute to you mam! Looking forward for more recipes and cake decorating tutorials..God bless you more..

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    • Ashlee

      October 29, 2017 at 12:40 am

      thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a sweet note!

  8. Kristina

    October 3, 2017 at 11:45 pm

    I tried the Buttercream Rosette watercolor cake.. It turned out beautiful.. Thank you so much..

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    • Ashlee

      October 29, 2017 at 12:04 am

      you are so very welcome! if you share a picture on social media tag me so I can see it!

  9. Barbara Karr

    October 20, 2017 at 9:37 am

    I was recently wandering through the Wilton site and came across some water colored fall leaf cookies. I immediately fell in love. I have painted cookies with frosting but sometimes it’s hard to get the effects you want. When I inquired about this technique Wilton had little to offer. They knew next to nothing about the painting. I have MS and don’t drive. There is no place here in Watertown, WI. to learn this craft. All they knew was it was done on Royal Icing (which I don’t care for). Was excited to see the gels used in your cake. Beautiful (as always) cake. Wish me luck I am going to do those cookies come hell or high water! You just showed me it will work with other frostings. Thank you for showing all your wonderful creations. You DO inspire others. Best wishes! Barbara Karr.

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    • Ashlee

      October 28, 2017 at 10:47 pm

      you are so welcome! it’s all about finding the right medium to add the gel’s too. If you use a frosting that crusts over you might only need water vs food grade alcohol. while the fondant needs something to “eat” through it, since water makes it just slimy… Good luck!

    • Donna

      August 30, 2018 at 5:34 pm

      What tips do you use to decorate this beautiful cake? My daughter wants me to make this for her friend.

    • Ashlee Marie

      September 3, 2018 at 2:43 pm

      just a whole bunch of of closed star tips in various sizes, and a small french start tip.

    • Agatha

      September 29, 2018 at 7:46 am

      Hi…can you help those of us who aren’t familiar with tips as to which ones you used specifically? I’d love to replicate your cake because its beautiful, but I’m struggling with the tips. Thank u!

    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:42 pm

      just various sizes of closed star tips, I just went to the store and bought a bunch of different sizes. start here https://amzn.to/2VE8dNl

  10. Helen

    November 28, 2017 at 1:49 am

    Hi, could you please tell me what number tips you used? Love this

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 5:07 pm

      I own every and variation of tips – I’m not sure exactly which ones I used here – but various sizes of closed star tips and a few small french star tips

  11. Esther

    April 18, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    This cake is beautiful! I saw your mention of 1:1 ratio for the ganache but I’ve never made ganache before. Do you have a recipe? Thanks

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 5:08 pm

      it’s just chocolate and cream https://ashleemarie.com/ganache-3-frosting-truffles-pouring/

  12. Lauren

    May 3, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    Which frosting tips did you use?

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 5:08 pm

      a bunch of various sizes of closed star tips and a few small french star tips

  13. Destiny

    February 29, 2020 at 9:25 am

    Love this idea & going to do it for our own gender reveal party! Coukd I use softened (not hot) fudge instead of the ‘ganache’ or will it run too much?

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    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:35 pm

      depends on the fudge I guess. But I recommend a 1 to 1 ganache, 1 part chocolate to 1 part whipping cream

  14. Aditi

    April 27, 2021 at 1:19 am

    I want to make this cake but I’m a beginner , so can you please tell me the measurements (I mean like how much flour and stuff)of the cake ? I would be grateful if you can help

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    • Ashlee Marie

      April 27, 2021 at 8:16 am

      This tutorial is just about how to decorate the cake, my favorite cake flavor to make is my chocolate cake, here is the recipe for that one https://ashleemarie.com/perfect-chocolate-cake-ganache-buttercream-recipe-rich-dense-delicious-video/. Because this cake was a baby reveal you would want the batter to be either pink or blue which means you would need to dye a vanilla batter. Whatever your favorite cake is will work great!

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