If you're going to let a cake get completely mushedmight as well save some money and make it yourself! What a great memory it will be for you to look back on the photos (which is why we make these types of cakes, right?) and remember that YOU made the cake for your little one. With so much to do on a first birthday, it's super useful to be able to make this ahead of time.

Not a parent? No problem! This cake design is also so versatile that it could literally be used for anything. Want to make your own wedding cake ahead of time? Simple birthday cake? Making a cake for one or two? Running a home based business and you like to have stock cakes? DONE!

This is not my original recipe, but I have misplaced where I found it from! Please let me know if you know where this is from and I will credit it accordingly. I multiplied the original ingredients by 4 so I could make large batches of cakes. This recipe makes around 6 6 inch cake pans.

Dry Ingredients:
5 Cups Cake Flour (I often sub for all purpose flour which changes the crumb slightly, but it's still good)
5 Teaspoons Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda

Wet Ingredients:
8 Eggs
3 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Buttermilk (or whole milk with two teaspoons of lemon juice added into it)
2 Cups Vegetable Oil

Tools I Used:
Metal Spatula
Metal Bench Scraper
Tipless Piping Bag
Edible Food Dye

Beautiful baking, Sweeties!

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