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graduation cake

Delicious Graduation Cake with Fun Cap & Diploma Decor

This graduation cake, featuring layers of yellow and chocolate, is the perfect centerpiece to celebrate achievements with loved ones.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • 9x13 inch baking pans
  • 5-inch round baking pan
  • - Mixing bowl
  • - Wire rack
  • Spatula
  • Rolling Pin
  • cardboard

Ingredients
  

For the Cake Layers

  • 2 sheet Yellow Sheet Cake You can use a store-bought option for convenience.
  • 2 sheet Chocolate Sheet Cake For rich flavor that contrasts with yellow cake.
  • 1 5-inch Cotton Candy Cake Substitute with vanilla if cotton candy is unavailable.

For the Frosting

  • 1 batch American Buttercream Frosting Can be tinted with gel food coloring.

For the Decorations

  • 1 batch Marshmallow Fondant Use for cap and diploma decor.
  • 1 batch Rice Krispie Treats Shape into diploma; store-bought options save time.

Instructions
 

Baking and Assembly

  • Bake your two yellow and two chocolate sheet cakes, each 9x13 inches, and one 5-inch dome cake using cotton candy batter. Let them cool on a wire rack.
  • Make yellow American buttercream frosting, ensuring it is smooth and easy to spread.
  • Frost the dome cake with buttercream and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Cover with black fondant.
  • Cover a square piece of cardboard with fondant for the cap top and attach a fondant circle on a folded ribbon for the tassel.
  • Secure the cardboard to the dome cake with melted chocolate or royal icing for stability.
  • Shape the Rice Krispie treats in fondant into the diploma and add decorative details.
  • Layer and frost the yellow and chocolate sheet cakes, placing the decorated cap and diploma on top.
  • Pipe yellow roses and place congratulatory letters around the cake for decoration.

Notes

Chill the dome cake and frosting before assembly to ensure a smooth finish. Customize colors and decorations to match school themes.
Keyword Buttercream Frosting, cake decoration, celebration cake, chocolate cake, graduation cake, yellow cake