Kootek Blood Orange Mimosa Mini Cake with Modern Wavy Design

Directions

MAKE THE CAKE:

1. Preheat oven to 325F convection or 350 regular bake and spray two 6 inch round pans and two 4 inch round pans with baking spray.

2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt together and set aside. In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on med-high for 3 minutes. Add egg whites, scrape & mix again on medium for 2 minutes. Add vanilla, blood orange zest, and sour cream, and mix again for 2 minutes. Add dry ingredients, mix on low and immediately add champagne and blood orange juice. Do not overmix. Fold by hand if necessary to incorporate all the ingredients.

3. Pour into prepared pans and bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the centers of the cakes spring back when touched and are lightly browned on the outside. Let cool completely before frosting.

MAKE THE FROSTING:

1. Do this step the day before or a few hours before you plan to make the frosting so the reduced champagne has enough time to cool. Heat the champagne in a small saucepan until simmering. Simmer for about 30 minutes or until reduced by half. Let cool completely before using in frosting.

2. In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream the butter on med-high for about 7 minutes or until light & fluffy. Add remaining ingredients, and 4 tablespoons of reduced champagne. Taste. Add more salt or reduced champagne if necessary. Note that you may need to add a little more powdered sugar to thicken the frosting if too much reduced champagne is used.

ASSEMBLE & DECORATE:

1. Crumb coat, then final coat the two mini tiers using the champagne buttercream and chill. Stack them together to form the mini two tier cake, then begin decorating.

2. Color some buttercream light pink, coral, and orange or your own desired colors. Use the following tips for each design:

   K11 for light pink pearl border

   T04 for wavy design

   T17 for drop flowers

   K12 for ruffles

3. Have fun making your modern, wavy design! Add fresh florals and dehydrated blood orange slices if desired.