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.
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.